This text brings together the core business and management topics impacting on the strategy and operation of social enterprise organisations, and is therefore required knowledge for social entrepreneurs

In the absence of a widely accepted and common definition of social enterprise (SE), a large research project, the "International Comparative Social Enterprise Models" (ICSEM) Project, was carried out over a five-year period; it involved more than 200 researchers from 55 countries and relied on...

Chapter 1 Nonprofit Management Introduction and overview / With Stefan Toepler, Helmut K. Anheier -- Part I Management context -- chapter 2 A Changing Management Context The US, UK, Canada and Australia / With Susan D. Phillips -- chapter 3 Nonprofit Management Context Continental Europe and...

Introduction / Jessica E. Sowa and Jessica K.A. Word -- Theories of the nonprofit sector / Beth Gazley -- Trends in nonprofit employment / John C. Ronquillo, Annie Miller, and Ida Drury -- Legal aspects of nonprofit employment / Eric Franklin Amarante -- Strategic human resource management /...

This book explores leadership and management in social sector organizations, which include, NGOs, non-profits, social enterprises, social businesses, and cross-sector collaborations focusing on advancing human dignity and social justice. It provides social sector leaders with an overview of...