Social Entrepreneurship wird wesentlich durch Venture-Philanthropy- und Social-Venture-Capital-Gesellschaften finanziert. Peter Heister analysiert den Auswahlprozess und die Auswahlkriterien dieser neuartigen Finanzintermediäre auf Basis von Fallstudien und legt damit die erste umfangreiche...

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...

This volume examines the theoretical and empirical landscape of social entrepreneurship in both non-profit and profit sectors. It extends the traditional view of social entrepreneurship to include the environmental and institutional factors that affect the emergence of social entrepreneurship...

Venture Philanthropy: Definition, Typologie, Finanzierungspraxis und Markt -- Empirische Befunde zur Betreuung durch Venture Capital-Gesellschaften und durch Venture Philanthropy-Gesellschaften -- Prinzipal Agenten Theorie -- Empirische Untersuchung: Hypothesen, Methodik und empirische Befunde...

Conceptualized and put into practice by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Dr. Muhammad Yunus, social businesses work to address social ills such as poverty, lack of health care, gaps in education, and environmental challenges. This book explores the ideation,...

Cornelius Lahme stellt in diesem Buch das Social Franchising als quantitative Skalierungsmethode zur systematischen Verbreitung gesellschaftlich relevanter Tätigkeiten vor. Dabei unternimmt er eine umfangreiche Einordung, Abgrenzung und Definition dieses in Wissenschaft und Praxis zunehmend...

Chapter 1 Theory of Solidarity Economy and Social Business (Ikemoto, Y) -- Chapter 2 Microcredit, Inclusive Finance and Solidarity (Matsui, N. & Tsuboi, H) -- Chapter 3 Grameen Model Microcredit in Spain (Tsuboi, H. & Nuzrul Chowdhury) -- Chapter 4 Renewable Energy for Off-Grid Villages: Grameen...

The book provides an up-to-date analytical and empirical treatment of some important interactions between paid and unpaid labour and the social economy. The emphasis on the motivations for paid and unpaid labour, and on how these factors contribute to efficiently providing social services, gives...

This book examines the efficiency and effectiveness of economic policies in Europe, and explores the implications for social equity. It argues for an integrated approach to economic and social objectives, and discusses the ways in which welfare states and institutions can contribute to equity...