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    Financial sources, capital structure and performance of social enterprises: empirical evidence from India
    (Taylor & Francis, 2019-05) Tirumalsety, Revendranath
    The paper examines the influence of financial sources on capital structure – operationalised through the ratio of financial debt to total assets – of social enterprises, followed by the relationship between financial debt and performance. Data on income distribution, financial sources, and financial statements are collected from 207 social enterprises in four states of India – Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu – through cluster sampling. Multiple regression and panel data analysis tests are conducted to study the research objectives. The findings indicate social enterprises prefer debt from donors for capital investments over impact investments as well as debt from formal institutions. Furthermore, financial debt has a negative influence on return on capital employed component of social enterprises performance. Financial debt has no influence on financial results and suggests the independence of social enterprises from the funders. Furthermore, social enterprises’ ability to use capital efficiently to generate returns may be negatively affected by the repayment of interest and loans to lenders.
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    Innovation Performance of Social Enterprises: An Empirical Study in India
    (Korea Science, 2019) Tirumalsety, Revendranath
    Social enterprises pursue innovation to create socio-economic impact for the marginalized communities. The founders of social enterprises drive goal-oriented innovation, whereas, interactions with ecosystem is crucial to create and diffuse innovation. However, studies are scant on creation as well as diffusion of innovation emerging from social enterprises. This paper attempts to understand innovation emerging from social enterprises through an exploration of innovation focus, interactions with ecosystem, and measurement of innovation performance. A cross-sectional study is performed to understand the relationship between founders' orientation and innovation performance, and the mediating role of innovation focus and ecosystem interactions. A cluster sampling across four states in India - Karnataka, Telangana, Maharastra and Tamil Nadu - resulted in participation from 207 social enterprises. The results of partial least squared structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) demonstrate the positive complementary mediating role of innovation focus in the relationship between founders' orientation and innovation performance. Moreover, this paper illustrates that founders' persistent focus on innovation creates positive results for social enterprises as well as beneficiaries.