"Social entrepreneurship involves the application of business practices to the pursuit of social and/or environmental mission. It brings the mindset, principles, strategies, tools and techniques of entrepreneurship to the social sector, yielding innovative solutions to the vexin…
Stating the importance of both the local and the broader societal context, the book reports close-up studies from a variety of social ventures.
Stating the importance of both the local and the broader societal context, the book reports close-up studies from a variety of social ventures. Generic themes include positioning societal entrepreneurship against other images of collective entrepreneurship, critically penetratin…
Résumé : "Social entrepreneurship differs from traditional forms of entrepreneurship in that the primary goal of the social venture is to address social problems and needs that are as yet unmet. The driving force of such ventures is social value creation. This new textbook aims …
Welcome to the "Solution Economy" We're at a critical juncture in our global economy, with the siloed ways of the past (public vs. private) quickly fading. Instead, we are witnessing a step change in how society deals with its own problems-in which government acts as just one pl…
"Over the past years social entrepreneurship has grown as a research field. In this third edited volume we have collected contributions studying particularly questions of values in Social Entrepreneurship as well as the identification and exploitation of Social Venturing Opportu…
Exploring how social entrepreneurial organizations are actually able to create solutions that tackle social and ecological problems, this book makes out incentives as a key element of their value creation and identifies specific strategies for social value creation.
This seminal book provides tools for civic entrepreneurs to create healthier communities and promote innovative solutions to public and social problems. It shows how to effectively tackle the intractable issues facing our country and world by exploring new ways to collaborate ac…
This book provides tools for civic entrepreneurs to create healthier communities & promote innovative solutions to public & social problems. It shows how to effectively tackle the intractable issues facing our country & world by exploring new ways to collaborate across sectors &…
"Outlines the debate on how to define social entrepreneurship, examining the four main components of social entrepreneurship : ideas, opportunities, organizations, and the entrepreneurs. Presents research on high-performing nonprofits, exploring how they differ across the four k…
