Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of photos
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section I Social entrepreneurship
- 1 Defining Social Entrepreneurship: An Overview
- 2 Dimensions of Social Entrepreneurship
- 3 Identifying Social Entrepreneurs in Practice
- Section 2 The dynamics of social change
- Section 3 Social capital built by social entrepreneurs
- Section 4 A new kind of leadership
- Epilogue The Past and the Future
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Becoming a Social Entrepreneur
- Appendix 2 The Process of Assessing Candidates for a Fellowship
- Appendix 3 Excerpts from Interviews
- References
- Index
2 - Dimensions of Social Entrepreneurship
from Section I - Social entrepreneurship
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of photos
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section I Social entrepreneurship
- 1 Defining Social Entrepreneurship: An Overview
- 2 Dimensions of Social Entrepreneurship
- 3 Identifying Social Entrepreneurs in Practice
- Section 2 The dynamics of social change
- Section 3 Social capital built by social entrepreneurs
- Section 4 A new kind of leadership
- Epilogue The Past and the Future
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Becoming a Social Entrepreneur
- Appendix 2 The Process of Assessing Candidates for a Fellowship
- Appendix 3 Excerpts from Interviews
- References
- Index
Summary
The multiplicity of existing definitions and the variety of their components underscore a pressing need for sketching out a more comprehensive conceptual framework. In their efforts to arrive at a synthesis, several experts point to key components, such as: social and entrepreneurial qualities (Meir & Martı, 2006); entrepreneurs, ideas, opportunities, and organizations (Light, 2008); and sociality, innovation, and market orientation (Nichols & Cho, 2008).
This array of existing delineations indeed reveals that the concept of social entrepreneurship spans several diverse dimensions, each of which derives from different conceptual categories, resulting in the conclusion that there are undoubtedly several indispensible and pivotal dimensions involved. This assessment is also confirmed by the cases presented here, as well as by the practical experience of others in the field.
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- Social EntrepreneurshipTheory and Practice, pp. 14 - 25Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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