Policy brief on scaling the impact of social enterprises oecd. On both points there is a range of use, with significant differences marked out by such things as the prominence of. In this paper we develop five pillars on which the evolving social role of entrepreneurship can rest and have its. Theory and empirical research in social entrepreneurship. Christiana weber, professor at leibniz universitat hannover, felix oldenburg, director europe from ashoka globalizerlocalizer programme, dan berelowitz, chief executive and cofounder of the international. Johnson, 2000 social entrepreneurship is emerging as an innovative approach for dealing with.
When a solution is proven more effective and efficient than the established ones, we have a social innovation santos, 2012. Profit sector give and take from a dyadic perspective, journal of management studies, 54, 6, 929956, 2017. Developing a conceptual framework for comparing social. It is claimed that social entrepreneurship is the creation of wealth, as. Social entrepreneurship is an appealing construct precisely because it holds such high promise. Social entrepreneurship and social innovation initiatives to promote social entrepreneurship and social innovation in the nordic countries ved stranden 18 dk1061 copenhagen k. The sociology of entrepreneurship is a blossoming field of research, but its scholarly contribution has been critiqued for its lack of coherence and intellectual distance from the sociological. Christiana weber, kathrin weidner, arne kroeger and james wallace, social value creation in inter.
Growing up from inbetweeners with configuration theory othmar m lehner1 and christiana weber2 1 said business school, university of oxford 2 leibnitz university of hannover abstract. Scientific interest in social entrepreneurship is growing dacin et al. Aug 22, 2016 social entrepreneurship is driven not so much by profit as by societal needs that the entrepreneur has identified and is passionate about. Social entrepreneurship is more about the idea than the process. Scaling social enterprises request pdf researchgate. Reshaping social entrepreneurship nyu wagner graduate. Social entrepreneurship as an essentially contested concept. Theories of entrepreneur development weber s theory of social change social change is any wide alteration or shift in an existing social structure. A theoretical model for understanding the scalability of social impact 112 christiana weber, arne kroeger and kathrin lambrich 4. So here is my take on what it means to be a social. Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social. Funding dimensions of social entrepreneurship 12 2. When a solution is proven more effective and efficient than the established ones.
Phan, jill kickul, sophie bacq and mattias nordqvist. Scholars and policy makers have long recognized entrepreneurship as a powerful engine of economic growth. The same historical forces are at work even in the german heart of europe 48 5. Dees 2001 also defined social entrepreneurship as social entrepreneurship can include social purpose. The teaching notes were created for faculty interested in teaching social entrepreneurship using the social entrepreneurship. Laying the foundation for what i call the sociology of entrepreneurship. The social entrepreneurship guide steps towards social. There is clear evidence, however, that when it comes to social entrepreneurship, policy attention has not been matched by growth in scholarly research.
A quantitative analysis among social entrepreneurs article in international journal of entrepreneurial venturing 53. Social entrepreneurship can involve patternbreaking ideas about not only what gets done, but also how it happens. Mixing business and social overseas development institute. Developing a conceptual framework for comparing social value. Social entrepreneurship is a term used to describe innovative approaches to address social problems. The practice of social entrepreneurship 197 and the practices pursued over time in extracting them. The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the organisation or of the governments of its member countries or those of the european union. Considered in this fashion, social entrepreneurship is not defined by its usefulness to others than those who engage in it, nor constrained to any particularly social. Students of social entrepreneurship who concentrate on its entrepreneurial facet are, however, inclined to draw more specifically on the scholarly literature on entrepreneurship and apply it to the social sphere. Institutional theory considers social enterprises as hybrid organizations balancing two. Social entrepreneurship article 3 692012 scaling social enterprises a theoretically grounded framework christiana weber university of hanover arne kroger university of hanover kathrin lambrich university of hanover, kathrin. Definitions often overlap, mixing terms such as social entrepreneurship.
Social capital, social liability, social network dynamics, knowledge transfer, corporate venture capital triad suggested citation. If so, the hall global entrepreneurship center is for you. Scaling social impact in europe quantitative analysis of national and transnational scaling strategies of 358 social enterprises prof. Social entrepreneurship is an appealing construct preciselybecause it holds such high promise. Social entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility. Hall, the hall global entrepreneurship center has a widerange of opportunities to motivate, inspire, and provide unique resources to help students achieve their dream of starting a business, or. If that promise is not fulfilled because too many nonentrepreneurial efforts are included in the definition, then social entrepreneurship will fall into disrepute, and the kernel of true social entrepreneur ship will be lost. Considered in this fashion, social entrepreneurship is not defined by its usefulness to others than those who engage in it, nor constrained to any particularly social form of enterprise e. Hall global entrepreneurship weber state university. Christiana weber, arne kroeger and kathrin lambrich.
Christiana weber teaches strategy, organization theories, social network theories, innovation management, international management and social entrepreneurship. Ved stranden 18 social entrepreneurship and social innovation. The teaching notes includes summaries of the three main sections of the book along with an outline of. Creating opportunities worthy of serious pursuit ayse guclu, j. The result is a more demanding definition of the entrepreneurial component of social entrepreneurship. After an evaluation of social entrepreneurship definitions and comparison of social entrepreneurship to other forms, we conclude that while it is not a distinct type of entrepreneurship, researchers stand. Professor christiana weber holds the chair for management and organisation at the leibniz university hanover, in germany. The nordic countries are currently facing major challenges with regard to.
The johns hopkins university series on entrepreneurship. The case for definition social entrepreneurshipis attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention. For those readers already familiar with extant work in social entrepreneurship, they likely read the above overview of entrepreneurship s evolution as a field and noted how social entrepreneurship is wrestling with many of the same issues. This research explores the multifa ceted nature of social entrepreneurship within the islamic gcc context through three qualitative research papers. It gathers organisations supporting social entrepreneurs in 50 countries, to improve. A theory of social enterprise by timothy besley and maitreesh ghatak when social benefits cannot be measured, an organization that selects managers based on prosocial motivation can be used to balance profits with a social purpose. Opening a new avenue for systematic future research.
Social enterprises have gained importance in the policy. Social entrepreneurship is driven not so much by profit as by societal needs that the entrepreneur has identified and is passionate about. The teaching notes includes summaries of the three main sections of the book along with an outline of the section, quiz questions, additional readings and support materials for classroom lectures. Social mission, value creation and value capture 14 3. A design approach to hybridity wolfgang grassl professor of business administration, st. Positioning of social entrepreneurship internationally 5 i. Developing a conceptual framework for comparing social value creation. Hall, the hall global entrepreneurship center has a widerange of opportunities to motivate, inspire, and provide unique resources to help students achieve their dream of starting a business, or increase their creativity and develop an entrepreneurial mindset. Terminological confusion about social entrepreneurship derives largely from the fact that social enterprises are structurally hybrids in several dimensions. Individuals who establish such enterprises are called social entrepreneurs.
Request pdf on jul 1, 2012, christiana weber and others published scaling social enterprises a theoretically grounded framework find. Social entrepreneurship, social networks and social value creation. Pdf scaling social enterprises a theoretically grounded. Policies should focus on promoting social entrepreneurship, building enabling legal, regulatory and fiscal frameworks, providing sustainable finance, offering business development services and support structures, supporting access to markets and supporting further research into the sector. This assumption moves the field away from questions about who becomes an entrepreneur to a focus on what they seek, again expanding the number of social entrepreneurs. Over the past ten years, the subject has gained increasing interest on the lecture circuits of. Scaling social impact in europe bertelsmann stiftung. Scaling social enterprises a a theoretically grounded. His research interests range across several key areas within social entrepreneurship and social innovation. Social entrepreneurship, social networks and social value.
Established in 20 with a generous gift from serial entrepreneur and alumnus alan e. Aug 27, 20 christiana weber, kathrin weidner, arne kroeger and james wallace, social value creation in inter. Gregory dees, and beth battle anderson november 2002 all acts of entrepreneurship start with the vision of an attractive opportunity. We examine the current state of the social entrepreneurship literature, asking what is unique about social entrepreneurship and what avenues create opportunities for the future of the field. Weber proposed that social change happens as a result of both ripe climate and charismatic leadership. Exploring the antecedents of social liabilities in cvc triads. Suggested citation weber, christiana and weber, barbara, exploring the antecedents of social liabilities in cvc triads a dynamic social network perspective may 28, 2009. Inhibiting factors of scaling up the impact of social entrepreneurial. Arne kroger, cihan demirtas institute for management and organisational behaviour gottfried wilhelm leibniz university of hanover. What everyone needs to know book by david bornstein and susan davis. A wellknown modern social entrepreneur is muhammad yunus, founder and manager of grameen bank and its growing family of social venture businesses, who was awarded a nobel peace prize in 2006.
Policy brief on social entrepreneurship entrepreneurial activities in europe. It combines the passion of a social mission with an image of businesslike discipline. An empirical test of the relational view in the context of. Request pdf social entrepreneurship, social networks and social value creation. Nevertheless, the concept and definitions of social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise need to be comprehended by those who are involved in the sector to further sustain the development of pertinent initiatives. Sep 05, 2018 his research interests range across several key areas within social entrepreneurship and social innovation. Nov 30, 2017 we examine the current state of the social entrepreneurship literature, asking what is unique about social entrepreneurship and what avenues create opportunities for the future of the field. From seed to impact global social entrepreneurship.
Understanding the social role of entrepreneurship 3 abstract there is a need to rethink and redefine the social value added of entrepreneurial activities to society. Helm2007 argues that way, both of them agreed that social entrepreneurship is a part of entrepreneurship and in many ways, social entrepreneurship is just an extension of the entrepreneurial model used in the forprofit sector. What recurring challenges do forprofit social entrepreneurs. Frontiers of entrepreneurship research volume 32issue 19 chapter xix. Corporate venture capitalists with a birdseye view a. A theoretical model for understanding the scalability of.
A social exchange theory of nongovernmental organizations as social entrepreneurs in rural entrepreneurship 73 soohoon lee 3. The johns hopkins university series on entrepreneurship edited by phillip h. They also no doubt see that the same opportunities hold. To work with the social entrepreneurship principles to create the strategic plan of their social entrepreneurship initiative during the activity, the participants were engaged in various activities in order to define the concept of social entrepreneurship and the skills that a social entrepreneur needs to have in order to succeed. For those readers already familiar with extant work in social entrepreneurship, they likely read the above overview of entrepreneurships evolution as a field and noted how social entrepreneurship is wrestling with many of the same issues. Like traditional entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs see an opportunity to satisfy some unmet need, establish new organizations, develop and implement respective programs, and organize or distribute new products or services. Exploring the antecedents of social liabilities in cvc.
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