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- The internationalisation of social enterprisesPublication . Bauer, Maximilian Nicolas; Leglise, LaureSocial enterprises, organizations that combine elements of business and charity, use the market to solve a social or environmental problem. The purpose of this dissertation is to fill the gap in the literature regarding the link of the field of internationalisation strategies and the field of social enterprises. It aims to identify how these organisations conduct the internationalisation decision and market selection. To answer, how social enterprises internationalise, a comparative case study with two social enterprises located in Portugal was conducted. Findings show that both companies internationalised for very different reasons, yet in both cases being “social” influenced the internationalisation decisions. The literature on internationalisation, especially the network model, can explain some of the results, others not.