Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs) are a response to reconfiguring social support for disadvantaged people. Here, theory and methodology from social geography were applied, to consider capability realized in/by three Australian regional city WISEs. Data were gathered using observation and interviews with supervisors and employees. Coding identified capability, then analyzed by physicality, people, narratives and practices to explore how WISEs ‘assemble’ capability. Comparing across cases highlighted elements that contribute to capability realization. Evidence generated reveals features of work and organization design that might be deployed to enhance capability realization. Social geographical approaches provide insights into how social enterprises generate value.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	social enterprise, learning, capability
Research Division:	Education
Research Group:	Specialist studies in education
Research Field:	Learning sciences
Objective Division:	Education and Training
Objective Group:	Learner and learning
Objective Field:	Learner and learning not elsewhere classified
UTAS Author:	Kilpatrick, S (Professor Sue Kilpatrick)
ID Code:	135443
Year Published:	2021 (online first 2019)
Funding Support:	Australian Research Council (DP170100388)
Web of Science® Times Cited:	5
Deposited By:	Education
Deposited On:	2019-10-21
Last Modified:	2021-11-02
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