Those who opt to make history and change the course of events themselves have an
advantage over those who decide to wait passively for the results of the change.(Arizmendi …

This book aims to define a novel conception of what social entrepreneurship (SE) actually is,
and what it is not, starting from a sharp and focused vision of SE: it entails innovations …

This article documents the results of a research workshop bringing together six perspectives
on social entrepreneurship. The idea was to challenge existing concepts of the economy …

Social entrepreneurship is commonly used to qualify economic initiatives that serve social
and/or environmental mission and that reinvest a large part of their surpluses in support of …

Scholars have characterized social entrepreneurship as an “accumulative fragmentalism,”
primarily characterized by the use of case studies featuring prominent and innovative …

THE NASCENT FIELD OF social entrepreneurship is growing rapidly and attracting
increased attention from many sectors. The term itself shows up frequently in the media, is …

The field of social entrepreneurship has grown exponentially in recent years and has
become a social, economic and cultural phenomenon. In light of the current economic crisis …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to discuss social enterprises, social entrepreneurship
and social entrepreneurs. The paper draws on published work to flag key issues and …

Social entrepreneurship has emerged as an active area of practice and research within the
last three decades. Nevertheless, in spite of its growing popularity, scholars and …

The contested concept of social entrepreneurship has gained particular prominence in
academic literature over the last few decades. To explore how patterns of understandings …