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Alliances between For-Profit and Non-Profit Organizations as an Instrument to Implement the Economy for the Common Good

Joan R. SanchisCarmen Talavera

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Value (ethics)Geography Planning and DevelopmentcooperationTJ807-830Management Monitoring Policy and LawCreating shared valueTD194-195:CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS [UNESCO]Renewable energy sources0502 economics and businessGE1-350shared valuestrategic alliancesEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment05 social sciencesUNESCO::CIENCIAS ECONÓMICASBuilding and ConstructionsustainabilityTransparency (behavior)SolidarityEnvironmental sciencesEconomyCorporate sustainabilitynon-profit organizationsSustainabilityeconomy for the common good050211 marketingEconomic modelBusinessSocial responsibility050203 business & management

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The model of the Economy for the Common Good (ECG) has cooperation as one of its main principles. This alternative economic model proposes to prioritize cooperation over competition to favor the creation of social value. From this point of view, strategic alliances between organizations can be used as an instrument that supports implementation of the ECG model. In recent years, alliances between for-profit and non-profit entities have been strengthened as a method to facilitate actions focused on social responsibility and sustainability. Moreover, the ECG model has become an adequate management framework for corporate sustainability. This work aims to connect alliances between for-profit and non-profit organizations with the ECG model. First, this connection is manifested in a theoretical way. This paper is going to analyze how such alliances can contribute to increasing the values of the ECG model: human dignity, solidarity and social justice, environmental sustainability, and transparency and codetermination. Afterwards, this work analyzes two cases of this type of alliance&mdash

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-11-15Sustainability
10.3390/su12229511https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/22/9511