Socially Responsible Sector : B Lab Certification of For-Benefit Organizations
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This is a study of the motivations of organizations to become certified B Corps through thenon-profit B Lab. The Abilities, Motivations and Opportunities framework, rooted in behavioraland organizational management literature is applied to the certified B Corp model, andtheoretically compared to corporate social responsibility. Empirical data collected comparescommon language used to describe 3,508 organizations and self reported motivations to becomecertified through survey responses of 279 active certified B Corps. The results of the study showthe difference between corporate social responsibility and certified B Corps and their role in thedevelopment of the fourth sector.3
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Master's thesis Innovative governance and public management ME523 - University of Agder 2019