Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/23883
Title: Social impact through family firms’ interorganizational relationships within a community and a cooperative: An embedded view of stewardship
Authors: Hadjielias, Elias 
Christofi, Michael 
Vrontis, Demetris 
Khan, Huda 
Major Field of Science: Social Sciences
Field Category: Economics and Business
Keywords: Cooperatives;Social Impact;Interorganizational relationships;Embeddedness;Family Firm;Stewardship
Issue Date: Feb-2022
Source: Journal of Business Research, 2022, vol. 139, pp. 584-601
Volume: 139
Start page: 584
End page: 601
Journal: Journal of Business Research 
Abstract: Current literature provides limited understanding on the processes through which interorganizational relationships contribute to social impact. We focus on a context, which is uniquely suited to understanding this phenomenon: a cooperative composed of family firms that operate in a rural community. We draw on stewardship and embeddedness perspectives to understand the way interorganizational relationships within a community and a cooperative allow family firms to engage in social impact. Relying on abductive logic and a qualitative multiple case study research, this study unveils the micro-processes and mechanisms through which interorganizational relationships within a cooperative and a community allow firms to operate on a continuum comprised of social value generation, sharing and replication practices. An embedded form of stewardship emerges as a core mechanism for interorganizational social impact activities. A conceptual model, based on generating, sharing and replicating processes of social impact is proposed. Implications and opportunities for further research are presented.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/23883
ISSN: 01482963
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.10.005
Rights: © Elsevier
Type: Article
Affiliation : Cyprus University of Technology 
University of Nicosia 
University of Aberdeen 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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