What is an inclusive business model? An 'extended resource-based theory' definition grounded on an investigation of three diversified inclusive enterprises in France

Qu'est-ce qu'un business model inclusif ? Une définition issue de la 'théorie étendue des ressources' et ancrée sur l'investigation de trois entreprises inclusives diversifiées en France

Jérémy Tantely Ranjatoelina (1, 2)

1 FACE - Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion
2 IAE Lille - IAE Lille University School of Management - Lille

The research on inclusive business models is in general focused on developing countries' low-income people. However, some inclusive enterprises in developed countries, as France for instance, are established, and do not only fight against economic exclusion. This existence reveals the relevance and the necessity to (re)define, in a holistic perspective, what an inclusive business model is. In this paper, we forward the 'extended resource-based theory' and highlight an inclusive strategic intent in favor of a category of "excluded" or "wasted" human resources. We base our discussion on a multiple cases-investigation of three French diversified inclusive-enterprises, in order to suggest a (re)definition of the inclusive business model, and several implications for strategy and for society.

Mots clés: inclusive business model; 'extended resource-based theory'; "wasted" resource; strategic intent

Domaines: Gestion et management; Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Jérémy Tantely Ranjatoelina. What is an inclusive business model? An 'extended resource-based theory' definition grounded on an investigation of three diversified inclusive enterprises in France. 36th annual conference of the Strategic Management Society (SMS), Sep 2016, Berlin, Germany. ⟨hal-01987165⟩