Social Enterprises, Cooperatives or Benefit Corporations? On Reconciling Profit and the Common Good in Doing Business from a Polish Perspective

The aim of the article is to demonstrate that economic, technological and social changes, also thanks principle sustainable development, lead transformation existing emergence new hybrid forms conducting business activity. On one hand, there a noticeable expansion economy mechanisms reflect an ‘economic’ approach providing broadly defined goods services in public interest, resurgence democratic member-based organizations (DMOs), such as cooperatives with their dual nature economic dimensions. other traditional for-profit are transforming into entities integrate environmental goals business, known Sustainability-Driven Hybrid Business Models (SHBMs), which benefit corporations (like U.S. Benefit Corporation or Social Purpose Corporation, Italian Societ. French Soci.t. . mission) example. these qualitatively illustration process creative destruction described by Joseph Schumpeter. presents advantages disadvantages associated corporations. analysis concluded open question whether legislative intervention needed this area, particular it would be expedient introduce ‘mission companies’ Poland.