This study aims to concentrate on a specific perspective that has mostly been ignored: employees in social enterprises (SEs). It proposes that employees in SEs should be treated with equal importance to outside beneficiaries within the SEs’ value-creating mission.,A multiple case study approach is adopted, and semi-structured interviews are the primary means of data collection.,The results show that while economic values are fundamental for the employment relationship, social values play the leading role in employees’ motivation; thus, they can significantly affect the organization’s operation and development.,This work contributes to Maslow’s need theory and psychological contract theory regarding their application to SEs. Practical lessons and suggestions are also provided for SEs’ development.,By emphasizing the value-creating mission of SEs with the new perspective of including employees in it, this work provides empirical evidence and practical lessons for SEs, especially Asian SEs, in terms of management and strategy.

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以员工为导向的社会企业创造价值使命

这项研究的目的是集中于一个通常被忽略的特定视角：社会企业的员工。建议在社会企业的价值创造使命中，对待社会企业的雇员应与外部受益人同等对待。采用多案例研究的方法，半结构化访谈是数据收集的主要手段。结果表明经济价值是雇佣关系的基础，而社会价值在员工的动机中起着主导作用；因此，它们可以极大地影响组织的运作和发展。这项工作为马斯洛的需求理论和心理契约理论在社会企业中的应用做出了贡献。还为社会企业的发展提供了实践经验和建议。