In the last twenty years, the interest of researchers, policy makers, national and international institutions and society in general has been growing in organizations and enterprises set up and managed in a participatory manner by non-investor actors and whose object is not the profit but rather...

This research aims at studying the leadership styles of women entrepreneurs and how it affects organizational performance. A qualitative research design using a phenomenological method was implemented. Data from five women entrepreneurs were collected through in-depth interviews. The findings...

Social entrepreneurship offers innovative solutions to solve social challenges, but it tends to remain small and local. This paper aims at exploring the decision-making processes as an organisation navigates a scaling path, including the internal cracks and tensions in its structure. The enquiry...

Social entrepreneurship has gained significant attention in recent years as a means of addressing pressing social and environmental challenges. This chapter explores the relationship between innovative business models and their impact on society. Drawing on a comprehensive review of literature,...

The community interest company (CIC) is designed for private actors seeking to engage in pro-social entrepreneurship and investment for public benefit. Although there are a handful of studies that focus on the CIC, knowledge gaps remain in the legal literature. The aim of this article is to fill...

This article explores the European Parliament’s July 2018 non-legislative resolution proposing to the European Commission a directive for facilitating social enterprise companies’ cross-border activities. The proposal is first situated within the context of the social economy and how the...