Resource dependence and the survival of government-created social enterprises
研究了英国地方政府创建的近100家社会企业的生存情况，发现政府所有、利润更高、董事会规模更大的企业更不易解散，且董事会多样性对大规模董事会有利。
Local governments increasingly use social enterprises for public service delivery, but the sustainability of this approach is likely to be influenced by a range of resource dependencies. Drawing on the Resource Dependence Theory, we investigate the resources social enterprises must acquire and maintain for their survival among nearly 100 social enterprises created by English local governments to provide leisure services. Using survival analysis, we find that government-owned and more profitable social enterprises are less likely to be dissolved, as are those with a larger board of directors. We also find that board diversity is beneficial for enterprises with larger boards.