Prior Studies on Source Definition
Social Enterprises Rahim and Mokhtar “A social enterprise is either a non-profit or hybrid (an organisation with
(2015)
financial and social goals) organisation that actively pursues social
Kadir and Sharif (2016) entrepreneurship activities while having financial goals as well.”
Hechavarría et el., (2017) “Social enterprises as socially managed companies with a clear aim of
Dwivedi & Weerawardena serving the society wherein income sharing
(2018)
“Social enterprise as entrepreneurial activity that mainly has a social
function”
“social entrepreneurship as a means of development of social capital that
relates entrepreneurship to solving social problems”
Prior Studies on Source Main Findings
Sustainability Gandy (2012) Financial measures as more valuable as helps the organization to sustain
Arena et el., (2015) overall performance.
Jenatabadi (2015) A social enterprise is sustainable growth by ‘‘combination of social and
financial performances’’
Jenner and Authors (2016)
Measuring sustainability is significant for monitoring business progress;
effectiveness of strategies and plans; diagnosis; supporting decision
making; and facilitation of motivation and communication.
Monitoring the sustainability performance of social enterprises is a
complex process since they need to maintain both profit and social
missions concurrently.
Prior Studies on Source Main Findings
Funding Sources Weerawardena et el., Funding resources are essential to provide services and ensure the
(2010) continuity of business operations.
Rahaman (2011) The sufficiency regarding the flow of financial resources within an
organisation affect organisational growth.
Arena et el., (2015) Funding access could be through internal funding such as personal
funding from family, friends, or fundraising activities. External funding
Akins (2015) can be attained from private funding, government funding, or other
external funding.
Social enterprises depend on external funding as a key source of revenue
to maintain their sustainability.