On Legitimacy of Wises

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ID6171818
AuthorsTingming Chen (Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts), Yichun Weng (National Central University)
Year2017
Volume9
Issue2
Pages310-336
Publication date2017-12-12
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe China Nonprofit Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1876-5149 • E-ISSN: 1876-5092
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/18765149-12341335
OpenAlexW2772321704
LanguageEN
References cited21

Amid the increasing diversification of social development, the services provided by the government hardly satisfy all sorts of needs. The establishment of non-profit organizations ( npo s) timely addresses the government’s deficiency in handling public affairs. As a result, the npo s almost turn into private enterprises and social enterprises aim to deliver public benefits, which has aroused disputes and doubts like “mission drift” and “for-profits in disguise.” This article adopts Suchman’s pragmatic, moral and cognitive legitimacy analysis to reexamine the work integration social enterprises (WISEs) which enable the disadvantaged or those with disabilities to join in the labor market after training, coaching and professional practice. Based on literature review and in-depth interview, this article makes a case study of CANYOU, an exemplary social enterprise set by persons with disabilities by leveraging advanced technologies

Business · Coaching · Disadvantaged · Diversification (marketing strategy · Economics · Government (linguistics · Legitimacy · Management · Political science · Public relations · Community Development and Social Impact · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Law · Public Administration · Sharing Economy and Platforms · Marketing

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