Understanding Social Entrepreneurship

The Relentless Pursuit of Mission in an Ever Changing World
4. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-59464-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 348 Seiten, Format (B × H): 253 mm x 177 mm, Gewicht: 728 g

Understanding Social Entrepreneurship is the leading textbook that provides students with a comprehensive overview of the field. It brings the mindset, principles, strategies, tools, and techniques of entrepreneurship into the social sector to present innovative solutions to today’s vexing social issues.

Kickul and Lyons cover all the key topics relevant to social entrepreneurship, including a detailed examination of each of the steps in the entrepreneurial process. This fourth edition features full colour presentation for the best possible reading experience and continues to provide students and lecturers with a great range of valued features, including:

- A process-oriented format, taking students through discovery, design, development, and delivery

- Updated and new case studies, with improved global coverage

- "Voices From the Field" sections that explore evidence-based research from the field

Bringing together a rigorous theoretical foundation and a strong practical focus, this is the go-to resource for students of social entrepreneurship at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kickul, Jill

Lyons, Thomas S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Volkskunde: Sitten, Traditionen, Mythen, Legenden
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensgründung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie des Brauchtums und der Traditionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction 2 Defining and Distinguishing Social Entrepreneurship 3 Recognizing Social Opportunities 4 Designing and Modelling a Social Venture 5 Developing a Strategic Plan for a Social Venture 6 Organizational Structure 7 Funding Social Ventures 8 Measuring Social Impact 9 Scaling the Social Venture 10 Social Intrapreneurship 11 Social Entrepreneurship and Environmental Sustainability 12 The Social Entrepreneurship Support Ecosystem 13 Social Entrepreneurship Models in Developing Countries

Über Autor(innen)

Jill Kickul is the distinguished professor of social entrepreneurship at EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey. Prior to joining Tecnológico de Monterrey, she was the research director in social entrepreneurship in the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab and was a professor of clinical entrepreneurship in the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies in the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA. She teaches courses in entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and social impact strategies. She has published more than 100 journal articles and books on the subject of entrepreneurship.

Thomas S. Lyons is the Clarence E. Harris Chair of Excellence in Entrepreneurship in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA. He has expertise in the following subjects: entrepreneurship, community economic development, strategic planning, and public–private partnerships. He is co-author or editor of 16 books and has published over 60 articles and papers in scholarly outlets on entrepreneurial and economic strategy.