An Investigation into Organisational Hybridity in Faith-Based Social Enterprises in Ghana

Edmond Vanderpuye was awarded PhD by the Middlesex University for his thesis on ‘An Investigation into Organisational Hybridity in Faith-Based Social Enterprises in Ghana: An Organisational Spirituality Perspective.’ In this thesis, Edmond investigated the response to organisational hybridity in a school context arising from the social mission, the financial sustainability objective and the spiritual mandate of Faith-Based Social Enterprises (FBSEs). His was a longitudinal study conducted over 36 months using an action research approach resulted in three iterative action cycles seeking to understand, implement and sustain OS in an FBSE context. The findings deepened conceptual clarity of OS with a Ghanaian worldview and demonstrated that a holistic response to organisational hybridity is possible. Building on previous work, this research contributed to knowledge by establishing a process for implementing OS in an FBSE context; demonstrating that organisational hybridity tensions can be resolved; serving as a reference point to enrich SE policy and dialogue in Ghana with respect to the place of FBSEs; and enhancing Africa’s contribution to independent global research.