Editorial: Introducing Issue 42(1) and Updates

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The launch in 2019 of Ireland’s first National Social Enterprise Policy has meant a significant milestone for the institutitonalisation of social enterprise within the country. However, this milestone needs to be placed within a wider framework which encompasses the Irish social enterprise ecosystem and the European landscape of social enterprises. This paper explores different elements of the Irish social enterprise ecosystem, including its policy context, definition adopted and legal forms. Moreover, it explores the private recognition through certification and marks, the development of support and advocacy networks and organisations, academia and research, and funding/financing mechanisms. These elements are contrasted with the situation in other European countries to provide a contextualized picture of the Irish social enterprise sector. The paper concludes that Ireland’s social enterprise ecosystem presents some specificities, such as the CLG as a dominant legal form and the predominance of the WISE model, but generally aligns with wider social enterprises trends at European level.
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Placing Irish Social Enterprise Ecosystem within the wider European Landscape

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The number of social enterprises has grown exponentially in recent times. International research regarding how social enterprises scale is starting to emerge and is becoming an area of increased focus. Due to their hybridity, social enterprises experience unique scaling challenges, and research has started to examine these experiences. This theoretical paper reviews existing literature on social enterprise scaling and, based on this, proposes a conceptual model for understanding the interdependent factors and elements social enterprises must navigate when scaling. The proposed conceptual model will provide a base for further empirical research. When validated, it will also provide a practical tool for social enterprises exploring scaling possibilities and inform future enterprise and policy supports in this area.
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Considerations For Scaling a Social Enterprise: Key Factors and Elements

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the building of financial flexibility by Irish medium sized enterprises in the run-up to Brexit. We analyze changes in firms’ dividends, leverage, cash, investment levels and working capital in the period surrounding the passing of the Brexit referendum to test for stockpiling of financial slack. Whilst we find no evidence of financial flexibility building overall, there is some evidence to suggest that firms incentivised to build such flexibility do so. Cash poor firms appear to build financial slack by way of reducing leverage and increasing their cash reserves. In contrast, cash rich firms increase their capital expenditure using internal and external funds. Interestingly all firms irrespective of their size or financial strength increase their working capital investment and in particular build their inventory levels post the Brexit referendum. Our evidence suggests Irish medium sized enterprises are optimistic of the opportunities post Brexit.
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Building financial flexibility in preparation for Brexit: the case of Irish medium sized enterprises

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The career attitudes and decisions of both male and female employees depend not only on the situation at work but are also influenced by their family dynamics. This paper explores the differences in the relationship between career identity and career commitment and tested self-efficacy as a moderating variable for employees with different family dynamics. It also considered whether these relationships vary among male and female employees. The results show that in the female subsample the moderator was significant, while for males selfefficacy did not play a significant role. In terms of family characteristics, being married/cohabiting and being married/cohabiting with dependents in the household were found to be relevant differentiating factors among females when it comes to the significance of the moderating effect. In the male sample self-efficacy exhibited a significant effect only in the group of male employees with dependents.
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Career identity, career commitment, and self-efficacy: the role of gender and family characteristics

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Technology has become a ubiquitous force in modern life, leading to the blurring of work-life boundaries. The recent global pandemic brought this to the fore, particularly in the context of academia, where the blurring of boundaries were already apparent. This study explores whether and how information communication technology (ICT) blurred boundaries and impacted work-family conflict (WFC) and work-family enrichment (WFE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This examination is critical to optimise the value that ICTs may provide for the well-being of academics and their families. Drawing on semi-structured interviews, data was collected from 14 academics with children. Findings indicated that ICT triggered various stressors leading to WFC, while simultaneously improving participants’ availability leading to WFE. Managing boundaries was complex and depended on preferences and resources to enact these preferences. The findings highlight the paradoxical consequences of ICT, raising questions about increasing complexity in academic work and the need for more sustainable flexible work models.
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The impact of work-related technology and boundary management on work-family conflict and enrichment during COVID-19

AHEAD OF PRINT

Volume 42 (2023): Issue 2 (December 2023)

Volume 42 (2023): Issue 1 (July 2023)

Volume 41 (2022): Issue 2 (December 2022)

Volume 41 (2022): Issue 1 (July 2022)

Volume 40 (2021): Issue 2 (December 2021)

Volume 40 (2021): Issue 1 (July 2021)

Volume 39 (2020): Issue 2 (December 2020)

Volume 39 (2020): Issue 1 (August 2020)

Volume 38 (2019): Issue 1 (December 2019)

Volume 37 (2018): Issue 1 (June 2018)

Volume 36 (2017): Issue 3 (December 2017)

Volume 36 (2017): Issue 2 (September 2017)

Volume 36 (2017): Issue 1 (June 2017)

Volume 35 (2016): Issue 2 (September 2016)

Volume 35 (2016): Issue 1 (April 2016)

Volume 34 (2015): Issue 1 (December 2015)

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