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| Larsson, Markus; Milestad, Rebecka; Hahn, Thomas; von Oelreich, Jacob. |
| Organizational resilience emphasizes the adaptive capacity for renewal after crisis. This paper explores the sustainability and resilience of a not-for-profit firm that claims to contribute to sustainable development of the food system. We used semi-structured interviews and Holling’s adaptive cycle as a heuristic device to assess what constitutes social and sustainable entrepreneurship in this case, and we discuss the determinants of organizational resilience. The business, Biodynamiska Produkter (BP), has experienced periods of growth, conservation and rapid decline in demand, followed by periods of re-organization. Our results suggest that BP, with its social mission and focus on organic food, meets the criteria of both a social and sustainability... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Farming Systems. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/30861/1/sustainability-08-00550.pdf |
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