Social entrepreneurship and corporate architecture: evidence from Italy

被引:14
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作者
Bonfanti, Angelo [1 ]
Battisti, Enrico [2 ]
Pasqualino, Luca [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Verona, Dept Business Adm, I-37100 Verona, Italy
[2] Univ Turin, Dept Management, Turin, Italy
[3] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Management, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy
关键词
Social entrepreneurship; Social value creation; Architectural innovation; Experiential corporate architecture; Italian industrial companies; Social entrepreneur; SHORT-TERMISM; ENTERPRISE; RESPONSIBILITY; BUSINESS; IDENTITY; DEBATE; ISSUES;
D O I
10.1108/MD-08-2014-0532
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the contribution of corporate architecture to social value creation. It especially analyses the social effects of investments in experiential corporate architecture that have been carried out by Italian industrial companies. Design/methodology/approach - This study follows a qualitative approach. It is based on a survey and semi-structured in-depth interviews undertaken with six Italian industrial companies. The dimensions of the social-entrepreneurship model (innovativeness, proactiveness, risk management) proposed by Weerawardena and Sullivan Mort were chosen as a framework to investigate the social effects of investments in corporate architecture. Findings - The social effects of the innovativeness dimension are the integration of the company with the territory and development of sustainability. Proactiveness is related to improving the employees' wellbeing in the workplace and the community's quality of life. Risk management ensures the development of the local economic-social fabric. Research limitations/implications - This study combines social entrepreneurship and corporate architecture by highlighting the social effects of corporate architecture. Further, it proposes the structural embeddedness of the company in the territory of reference, a sense for beauty, and a sense of gift giving as further entrepreneurial traits that are generally not proposed in the social entrepreneurship literature. Practical/implications - The results of this study suggest that top management should consider: that investments in corporate architecture are a deliberate strategy of the company; that profits are not a purpose in and of themselves, but rather a means to achieve the social mission's objectives; and the relationship with architects in terms of mutual involvement in order to understand corporate and local needs and effectively transform them into appropriate architectural solutions. Social/implications - Corporate architecture can help to solve a number of social problems, such as improving the community's quality of life, providing employments opportunities, allowing the community to benefit from places of socialisation and aggregation, and offering facilities and services that support culture and encourage cultural exchange. Given that the social benefits are reciprocal, all stakeholders should financially support companies that invest in corporate architecture. Originality/value - To the knowledge, this is the first study to connect social entrepreneurship and corporate architecture. This research brings to light some Italian industrial companies that are investing in corporate architecture to create social value in the twenty-first century, after the pioneering investments of the Olivetti company.
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页码:390 / 417
页数:28
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