Social Enterprises and Impact Investors

Jeremiah Arigu Emmanuel is a Teaching Associate at Monash University Business School (Clayton, VIC, Australia), a co-founded of social enterprise in Melbourne, and a Certified Human Resource Practitioner with over sixteen years’ experience in strategic HR, employee relations (ER), industrial relations (IR), and Learning & Development (LD) with the Nigerian Federal Civil Service. As People and Culture Manager (HR Business Partner) at TDT Training Australia, he is building a strong collaboration for sustainable industry research impact. His research has been published in the Journal of Social entrepreneurship and Critical Perspective on international business. His research interests include innovative entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, business model, startup ventures and sustainable HRM. His background in the academia enriches his ability to effectively communicate entrepreneurial and HR concepts to diverse audiences in both industry and academic.Ramanie Samaratunge is an Associate Professor in Management at the Monash University Business School (Clayton, VIC, Australia). She has published a number of book, book chapters and journal articles in leading international management journals. She has been instrumental in establishing and leading Monash University programs in partnership with the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration with funding from the (Commonwealth) Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia. Her research interests include international public policy and management, cross-cultural management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and entrepreneurship and immigration in Australia.Daniel Prajogo is a Professor in Management at the Monash University Business School (Clayton, VIC, Australia). His research interests focus mainly on quality, operations, supply chain and innovation management and he has over 100 publications. In his research, he has built collaborations with various government and industry bodies.

• Social Enterprise and Impact Investing.- Social Enterprises and Impact Investing: Progress and Challenges.- Nigeria.- Exploring the dynamics involved in dyadic partnerships.- Partner fit between social enterprises and impact investors.- The role of trust in business collaboration and partner selection at the organisational level.- How the Nigerian macro environment influences partner fit between social enterprises and impact investors.- Lessons from Experience.- Discussion of study impact to academic and practice.