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An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives

Table 3 Endogenous factors

From: Exogenous and endogenous factors affecting the social impact of cultural projects: the case of Barcelona ecosystem

Endogenous factors

Evidence from cases

Governance model and organisational culture

• Open and participatory governance model

• Previous experience of the organisation in cultural projects with social impact

• Networking and synergic mindset

• 2,3,8,11,13,14

• All projects

• All projects

Human resources

• Personnel trained and/or with expertise in social impact projects

• Capacity to attract and retain a committed, motivated and talented human team

• Strong sensitivity/commitment of the team towards social impact capacity

• High diversity of profiles in team composition

• All projects

• 1,3,5,13,14

• All projects

• 2,3,8,11,12,14

Symbolic, material and financial resources

• Legitimation of social impact through institutional prestige, media coverage and pervasiveness

• Capacity to access adequate funding

• Access to a diversity of financing sources

• Availability of an own or ceded venue and material resources

• 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,14

• 1,5,6,8,9,10,11

• 1,2,3,4,8,13,14

• All projects