Abstract:
This research paper investigates the deterrents faced by social entrepreneurs in
scaling-up of social ventures. One of the few available frameworks in scaling is the
SCALERS model. Drawing from it, this study interviews five social entrepreneurs
and its employees and proposes two new factors that might affect scaling up
process. A model fit has been found between each of SCALERS variables and
deterrents – except- Practical Rationality and Interprofessionalism which are new
to the model. This paper might help practitioners understand the complexities and
nuances of scaling underpinning social entrepreneurship and academicians might
benefit from further developing SCALERS model to better suit both worlds.
Description:
Fourteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Rajeev Sharma, Sunil Shukla, Amit Kumar Dwivedi & Ganapathi Batthini
