Social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial learning in the cultural context

As measured by all manner of indicators including dedicated journals, special issues, journal articles and editorials, entrepreneurship research has gained a strong foothold in business disciplines. The focus of interest moved from the person to the process toward the turn of the 21st century. At the same time, the research began to concentrate more on the role of the context in attempts to make sense of the process of becoming an entrepreneur, and of opportunity discovery and creation. Different cultural and social contexts clearly exert an influence. This special issue taps into and sheds li