Social Entrepreneurship

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Johanna Mair, Jeffrey Robinson, Kai Hockerts

      Pages 1-13

3. Perspectives and Agenda for Research

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. Introduction to Part I — Setting a Research Agenda for an Emerging Field

      • Ignasí Martí

      Pages 17-21

   3. Three Avenues for Social Entrepreneurship Research

      • James E. Austin

      Pages 22-33

   4. Politics, Values and Social Entrepreneurship: A Critical Appraisal

      • Albert Hyunbae Cho

      Pages 34-56

   5. Social Entrepreneurship: Innovation and Social Change Across Theory and Practice

      • Francesco Perrini, Clodia Vurro

      Pages 57-85

4. Opportunities and Intentions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87

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   2. Introduction to Part II — Exploring the Intentions and Opportunities Behind Social Entrepreneurship

      • Johanna Mair

      Pages 89-94

   3. Navigating Social and Institutional Barriers to Markets: How Social Entrepreneurs Identify and Evaluate Opportunities

      • Jeffrey Robinson

      Pages 95-120

   4. Social Entrepreneurship: How Intentions to Create a Social Venture are Formed

      • Johanna Mair, Ernesto Noboa

      Pages 121-135

5. Strategy, Structure and Outcome

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137

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   2. Introduction to Part III — Understanding the Strategy, Structure and Outcomes in Social Ventures

      • Jeffrey Robinson

      Pages 139-141

   3. Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Social Purpose Business Ventures

      • Kai Hockerts

      Pages 142-154

   4. Ownership, Mission and Environment: An Exploratory Analysis into the Evolution of a Technology Social Venture

      • Geoffrey Desa, Suresh Kotha

      Pages 155-179

   5. Social Enterprise: Beyond Economic Outcomes and Individual Returns

      • Helen Haugh

      Pages 180-205

6. Integrating Sustainability and the Environment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207

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   2. Introduction to Part IV — Ecopreneurship: Unique Research Field or Just ‘More of the Same’?

      • Kai Hockerts

      Pages 209-213

   3. Green-Works: A Model for Combining Social and Ecological Entrepreneurship

      • Anne Clifford, Sarah E. A. Dixon

      Pages 214-234

   4. Social Entrepreneurs Directly Contribute to Global Development Goals

      • Christian Seelos, Kate Ganly, Johanna Mair

      Pages 235-275

Social Entrepreneurship is a global phenomenon that impacts the lives of citizens by using innovative approaches to solving social problems. This book offers a comprehensive examination of this growing area of research and provides an excellent introduction to social entrepreneurship theory and a framework for future research.

• business
• entrepreneur
• Entrepreneurs
• entrepreneurship
• innovation
• start-up
• strategy
• sustainability

• IESE, Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain

  Johanna Mair

• Stern School of Business, New York University, USA

  Jeffrey Robinson

• INSEAD’s Centre for the Management of Environmental and Social Responsibility (CMER), Fontainebleau, France

  Kai Hockerts

JAMES AUSTIN Snider Professorship of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, USA ALBERT CHO Independent Researcher ANN CLIFFORD Head of Marketing and Development Department, UK-based Charity GEOFFREY DESA Doctoral Student of Technology Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management, University of Washington Business School, USA SARAH E. A. DIXON Principal Lecturer in Strategic Management, Kingston Business School, UK KATE GANLY Research Assistant, IESE Business School, Spain HELEN HAUGH Lecturer, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK SURESH KOTHA Professor of Management and Organization and Faculty Director of the Center for Technology Entrepreneurship, University of Washington Business School, USA IGNASÍ MARTÍ Doctoral Candidate of Management, IESE Business School, Spain ERNESTO NOBOA Professor, Business Policy Department, IDE Business School, Ecuador FRANCESCO PERRINI Associate Professor of Management, CSR and Sustainability Innovation, 'Giorgio Pivato' Management Department, Bocconi University, Italy CHRISTIAN SEELOS Malik Management Centre St. Gallen and Senior Researcher and Lecturer, IESE Business School, Spain CLODIO VURRO PhD Student of Business Administration and Management, Bocconi University, Italy

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