Defining ‘social entrepreneurship’ has in the past proved problematic, and debate continues concerning what it does and does not entail and encompass. This unique book frames the debates surrounding the phenomenon and argues that many of the difficulties relating to the study of social...

Eine Idee breitet sich aus: Das Soziale, die gesellschaftliche Verantwortung neu begreifen ? als Aktionsfeld gesellschaftlichen Unternehmertums im wahren Wortsinn. Mit Social Entrepreneurship und Social Business haben sich Ansätze entwickelt, mithilfe unternehmerischer Methoden sozialen...

Scholars and policy makers have long recognized entrepreneurship as a powerful engine of economic growth. There is clear evidence, however, that when it comes to social entrepreneurship, policy attention has not been matched by growth in scholarly research. This volume illustrates the type of...