The Development of Social Enterprises: A Perspective of Scalability

Cheng-Cheng Wu

A social enterprise’s primary purpose is its social mission. In this regard, scaling social enterprise refers a process of maximizing its social impact. As Bill Clinton noted “Nearly every problem has been solved by someone, somewhere. The frustration is that we can’t seem to replicate anywhere else”, there has been a significant growth in the number of published research with reference to scaliability and scaling strategies. However, few studies in Taiwan have addressed scaliability. In this study, the author try to identify the key factors affecting the scalability of social enterprise and develop a framework to improve understanding of scalability, and the relationship between scalability and scaling strategies.

Key words: social enterprise, scaliability, scaling strategies