This timely Handbook provides an empirically rigorous overview of the latest research advances on social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs and enterprises. It incorporates seventeen original chapters on definitions, concepts, contexts and strategy as well as a critical overview and an agenda for future research in social entrepreneurship. What are the forms and manifestations of social entrepreneurship? To what extent should current developments lead to a redefinition of stakeholders' strategies and roles in the quest for better consideration of the social dimension? The highly regarded group of contributors addresses these questions in some detail. They also explore social entrepreneurship from a multicultural perspective in order to highlight the diversity of social entrepreneurship forms and practices and, from a strategic perspective, to investigate the essential role played by various actors and factors in the development of social entrepreneurship. Postgraduate students and researchers studying social entrepreneurship will find this book of great interest. Social entrepreneurs and practitioners would also benefit considerably from this enriching resource.
Author(s): Alain Fayolle, Harry Matlay
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 336
Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Contributors......Page 7
1 Social entrepreneurship: a multicultural and multidimensional perspective......Page 9
PART I A CONCEPTUAL AND DEFINITIONAL PERSPECTIVE OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP......Page 21
2 Social entrepreneurship: taking stock and looking ahead......Page 23
3 Essay of clarifications and definitions ofthe related concepts of social enterprise, social entrepreneur and social entrepreneurship......Page 37
4 Concepts and realities of social enterprise: a European perspective......Page 65
5 Socially constructed opportunities in social entrepreneurship: a structuration model......Page 96
PART II A CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVE OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP......Page 115
6 Social entrepreneurship in France: organizational and relational issues......Page 117
7 Sustainable transborder business cooperation in the European regions: the importance of social entrepreneurship......Page 133
8 The intertwining of social, commercial and public entrepreneurship......Page 150
9 The promise of social franchising as a model to achieve social goals......Page 165
10 Social entrepreneurs’ actions in networks......Page 190
PART III A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP......Page 211
11 Social entrepreneurs in non-profit organizations: innovation and dilemmas......Page 213
12 Innovating for social impact: is bricolage the catalyst for change?......Page 240
13 A community-wide framework for encouraging social entrepreneurship using the pipeline of entrepreneurs and enterprises model......Page 260
14 Considering social capital in the context of social entrepreneurship......Page 279
15 Social entrepreneurs and earned income opportunities: the dilemma of earned income pursuit......Page 294
16 Ending essay: sociality and economy in social entrepreneurship......Page 314
17 Conclusions, recommendations and an agenda for future research in social entrepreneurship......Page 325
Index......Page 335
