What’s the Purpose?: Employee Perspectives on Being ‘Purpose-driven’ in Hybrid Organisations

Katia Dupret; Anne Vorre Hansen; Sabina Pultz; Anders Pilmark; Elsa Brander; Bjarke Friborg; Klaus T. Nielsen; Tilde Eldor

doi:10.1080/19420676.2022.2148714

What’s the Purpose? Employee Perspectives on Being ‘Purpose-driven’ in Hybrid Organisations

Katia Dupret, Anne Vorre Hansen, Sabina Pultz, Anders Pilmark, Elsa Brander, Bjarke Friborg, Klaus T. Nielsen, Tilde Eldor

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Abstract

The notion of being purpose-driven and wishes for doing good in society has gained increased attention. This is mirrored in the upsurge of hybrid organisations balancing both social and financial value. Seen through the theoretical lenses of alternative organising purpose rests on autonomy, solidarity, and responsibility. The article investigates how these dimensions are outlived and perceived through a case study. The main findings are: (1) societal responsibility is enacted differently with respect to multiple purposes, (2) organisational purpose is also nurturing reflections on autonomy and solidarity, and (3) being ‘alternative’ might diminish negative organisational and societal affairs but may obscure negative work conditions

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Social Entrepreneurship
Volume	Latest Articles
ISSN	1942-0676
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19420676.2022.2148714
Publication status	Published - Nov 2022

Keywords

Purpose driven organization
future of work
case analysis
Hybrid organisations
Alternative organizing
Social enterprises
Employee perceptions

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SIW: Socially Innovative Knowledge Work
Dupret, K., Nielsen, K. T., Pilmark, A., Pultz, S. & Hansen, A. V.
Innovationsfonden
01/04/2018 → 01/10/2021
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