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The Blended Value Proposition: Integrating Social and Financial Returns

Jed Emerson


Abstract
Value is often viewed in either economic or social terms. The Blended Value Proposition asserts that true value is non-divisible, consisting of a blend of economic, social, and environmental components. This perspective requires us to re-examine our understanding of the nature of capital, the methodology for calculating rates of real return to investors, and the role of for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the value creation process.

California Management Review

Published at Berkeley Haas for more than sixty years, California Management Review seeks to share knowledge that challenges convention and shows a better way of doing business.

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