Pathways to lasting cross-sector social collaboration: a configurational study
Authors
Weber, C
Haugh, H
Gobel, M
Leonardi, H
Publication Date
2022-05Journal Title
Journal of Business Ethics
ISSN
0167-4544
Publisher
Springer
Volume
177
Issue
3
Pages
613-639
Language
en
Type
Article
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Weber, C., Haugh, H., Gobel, M., & Leonardi, H. (2022). Pathways to lasting cross-sector social collaboration: a configurational study. Journal of Business Ethics, 177 (3), 613-639. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-020-04714-y
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Funder: Projekt DEAL
Abstract
Cross-sector social collaborations are increasingly recognised as valuable inter-organizational arrangements that seek to combine the commercial capabilities of private sector companies with the deep knowledge of social and environmental issues enrooted in social sector organizations. In this paper we empirically examine the configurations of conditions that lead to lasting cross-sector social collaboration. Situating our enquiry in Schütz’s theory of life-worlds and the reciprocity literature, we employ fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to analyse data gathered from 60 partners in 30 cross-sector social collaborations. We find two distinct types of configurational pathways leading to lasting cross-sector social collaboration which we label reciprocal economic exchange based on direct reciprocity, and reciprocal social exchange based on generalised reciprocity. The pathways vary in terms of the delivery of expected and unexpected resources and benefits. We introduce the concept of double relationality to explain the interdependence of structure and action in lasting cross sector social collaboration.
Keywords
Original Paper, Cross-sector social collaboration, Life-world, QCA, Reciprocity, Social enterprise
Sponsorship
Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL
Identifiers
s10551-020-04714-y, 4714
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-020-04714-y
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/336875
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