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The role of digital technology in scaling social impact in South Africa
Social entrepreneurship is an important contributor to South Africa's business environment and social fabric, however scaling social impact continues to be a challenge. To date, very limited studies have considered scaling strategies that social enterprises in South Africa use to grow their impact....
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| description | Social entrepreneurship is an important contributor to South Africa's business environment and social fabric, however scaling social impact continues to be a challenge. To date, very limited studies have considered scaling strategies that social enterprises in South Africa use to grow their impact. In particular, no academic work has been done on how digital technology impacts on these scaling strategies. This thesis uses a descriptive case study method to examine scaling strategies of 21 social enterprises and the role of digital technology on their strategies. The key findings of this research have been summarised into top ten key learnings that can help and guide social enterprises building scaling strategies for social impact in South Africa. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/40985 The role of digital technology in scaling social impact in South Africa Hutiri, Neo Auerbach, Jessica Social Entrepreneurship Social Innovation Social Impact Scaling Strategies Digital Technology South Africa Social entrepreneurship is an important contributor to South Africa's business environment and social fabric, however scaling social impact continues to be a challenge. To date, very limited studies have considered scaling strategies that social enterprises in South Africa use to grow their impact. In particular, no academic work has been done on how digital technology impacts on these scaling strategies. This thesis uses a descriptive case study method to examine scaling strategies of 21 social enterprises and the role of digital technology on their strategies. The key findings of this research have been summarised into top ten key learnings that can help and guide social enterprises building scaling strategies for social impact in South Africa. 2025-02-19T06:55:33Z 2025-02-19T06:55:33Z 2024 2025-02-19T06:53:43Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40985 en eng application/pdf Graduate School of Business (GSB) Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town |
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| title | The role of digital technology in scaling social impact in South Africa |
| title_full | The role of digital technology in scaling social impact in South Africa |
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| title_short | The role of digital technology in scaling social impact in South Africa |
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| topic | Social Entrepreneurship Social Innovation Social Impact Scaling Strategies Digital Technology South Africa |
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