FEATURE
PAPER
Social Entrepreneurship Research: A Source of Explanation,
Prediction, and Delight
The following
paper was published in the Journal of World Business 41 (2006)
36-44 and was written by Johanna Mair and Ignasi Marti from
IESE Business School at the University of Navarra in Barcelona,
Spain.
Abstract
Social
entrepreneurship, as a practice and a field for scholarly
investigation, provides a unique opportunity to challenge,
question, and rethink concepts and assumptions from different
fields of management and business research. This article
puts forward a view of social entrepreneurship as a process
that catalyzes social change and addresses important social
needs in a way that is not dominated by direct financial
benefits for the entrepreneurs. Social entrepreneurship is
seen as differing from other forms of entrepreneurship in
the relatively higher priority given to promoting social
value and development versus capturing economic value. To
stimulate future research the authors introduce the concept
of embeddedness as a nexus between theoretical perspectives
for the study of social entrepreneurship.
Introduction
Social
entrepreneurship as a practice that integrates economic and
social value creation has a long heritage and a global presence.
The global efforts of Ashoka, founded by Bill Drayton in
1980, to provide seed funding for entrepreneurs with a social
vision (www.ashoka.org); the multiple activities of Grameen
Bank, established by Professor Muhammad Yunus in 1976 to
eradicate poverty and empower women in Bangladesh (http://www.grameen-info.org);
or the use of arts to develop community programs in Pittsburgh
by the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, founded by Bill
Strickland in 1968 (www.manchesterguild.org): these are all
contemporary manifestations of a
phenomenon that finds its historical precedents in, among other
things, the values of Victorian Liberalis.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
University Network
for Social Entrepreneurship
The
University Network for Social Entrepreneurship aims to
develop social entrepreneurship as a vocation and a field
of intellectual endeavor, and carry social entrepreneurial principles
into other disciplines
and sectors. It is designed to be a resource clearinghouse
and an action-oriented discussion forum, which enables the expansion
of social entrepreneurship
education and participation around the world. Through
support of nascent and current social entrepreneurship educators, and
close engagement
with
social entrepreneurs themselves, the network also dramatically
increases the number of students exposed to social entrepreneurship
principles and opportunities. The founding partners of the University
Network include
ASHOKA’s Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship, The Skoll
Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, and the Social Enterprise
Knowledge Network. If you would like your social entrepreneurship
course/program highlighted in the Social Entrepreneurship Handbook,
contact
Debbi Brock
at debbi_brock@berea.edu.
New Textbook in Social Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship in the Social
Sector
By Jane Wei-Skillern, James Austin, Herman Leonard, and Howard
Stevenson Written for students and practitioners of social entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship
in the Social Sector, is about the opportunity and challenge of applying
leadership skills and entrepreneurial talents creatively and appropriately
to create social value. The objective of this book is to enable readers
to develop an in depth understanding of the distinctive characteristics
of the social enterprise context and organizations, and to develop knowledge
and tools that will enable them to pursue social entrepreneurship more
strategically to achieve mission impact more efficiently, effectively,
and sustainably. This book takes the reader through conceptual analyses
and detailed Harvard Business School case studies that address the critical
components of social entrepreneurship: start-up, funding, growth, alliances
and collaboration, and performance measurement. This book spans a range
of social enterprise activity, using examples from nonprofits to social
purpose for profits, in both U.S. and international settings, with a primary
focus on the social entrepreneurial process itself. This casebook is designed
to develop knowledge and skills for creating, leading, or supporting social
purpose organizations and to achieving maximum impact through social entrepreneurship.
This unique inter-disciplinary casebook provides students, instructors
and practitioners with detailed analysis, frameworks, and Harvard business
school case studies for achieving maximum impact through social entrepreneurship.
Social Entrepreneurship E-Journal
The
University Network for Social Entrepreneurship (www.universitynetwork.org)
and the Social Science Research Network (www.ssrn.com)
are pleased to announce the Social Entrepreneurship
E-Journal within the Entrepreneurship
Research & Policy Network (ERPN) on www.ssrn.com. The Social
Entrepreneurship E-Journal will distribute working
and accepted paper abstracts
along with course materials and broader field-building
publications focused on social entrepreneurship broadly
defined. It seeks to be
inclusive
and a space for all those interested and involved in
social entrepreneurship research, teaching and action.
The Journal welcomes and encourages research with applications
to social entrepreneurship. Topic areas include, but are
not limited to course materials, social enterprise, social
entrepreneurial
behavior, social innovation, origin/motivation, organizational
strategy, funding, governance, institutions/organizations,
methodology, theory-building and data. It will be part of ERPN which is sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation. In addition to sponsoring the network, Robert Litan, Vice President
for Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation, will serve as the Network
Director and the Foundation is graciously providing free ERPN subscriptions
to U.S. universities and not-for- profit institutions for the first year.
USASBE 2008 Conference
The
2008 USASBE Conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas
on January 10-13 and will have a track on Social
Entrepreneurship,
Nonprofit Entrepreneurship and Social Sector Entrepreneurship. Submission
deadlines are August 15, 2007. To learn more, go
to www.usasbe.org/conference/2008.
If you would like to volunteer to review, go to the conference
website
and select “Volunteer to Review” and sign up to review
in the Social Entrepreneurship track or contact the program
chair, Debbi Brock at debbi_brock@berea.edu. If you are
interested in participating
in a survey on how social entrepreneurship is taught,
reflections on the field and the implications for teaching,
click
here.
Request for
Papers & Reviewer Volunteers
The
Small Business Institue is now requesting papers and paper
review volunteers for the Small Business Institute Journal.
If you are interested in submitting a paper or becoming a
volunteer, please let us know. The first issue
is to be printed April 2008. For more information please click
here or email us at sbij@uca.edu.
SBANC is Updating
Their Entrepreneurship and Small Business Network
The Small Business Advancement
National Center is currently updating their Entrepreneurship
and Small Business Network. If you currently teach or know
a professor in your
school or state that teaches an Entrepreneurship or Small
Business course, please provide us with any available information
at sbancj@uca.edu.
We appreciate any help. Thank you.
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CONFERENCES
ALLIED
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| Who: |
Allied Academies
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| What: |
Fall
International Conference
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| Where: |
Reno, Nevada, USA |
| When: |
October 4-5, 2007 |
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DMEF
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| Who: |
Direct
Marketing Educational Foundation
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| What: |
DMEF's
Direct/Interactive Marketing Research Summit
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| Where: |
Chicago,
Illinois,
USA |
| When: |
October
13-14,
2007 |
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ASBE
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| Who: |
Association
for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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| What: |
2007
Conference
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| Where: |
Austin,
Texas, USA |
| When: |
October
10-12, 2007 |
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ISBE
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| Who: |
Institute
for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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| What: |
30th Annual ISBE Conference
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| Where: |
Heriot-Watt University, Glasgow,
Scotland |
| When: |
November 7-9, 2007 |
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AGB
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| Who: |
Association
of Global Business
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| What: |
19th
International
Conference
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| Where: |
Marriott
Key Bridge, Washington D.C., USA |
| When: |
November,
15-18, 2007 |
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CALLS FOR PAPERS
AEBAI
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| Who: |
Applied
Business and Entrepreneurship Association International
(ABEAI)
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| What: |
4th
Annual Meeting
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| Where: |
Marriott
Wailea Beach Resort - Maui, Hawaii, USA |
| When: |
November
16-20, 2007 |
Submission
Deadline:
August 15, 2007
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USASBE
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| Who: |
United
States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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| What: |
USASBE
2008 Annual Conference
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| Where: |
The
Westin La Cantera Resort - San Antonio, Texas |
| When: |
January
10-13, 2008 |
Submission
Deadline:
August 15, 2007
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ACME
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| Who: |
Association of Collegiate
Marketing Educators
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| What: |
Annual
Meeting
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| Where: |
Hyatt Regency, Houston, Texas, USA |
| When: |
March 4-8, 2008 |
Submission
Deadline:
September 30, 2007
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SBI
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| Who: |
Small
Business Institute
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| What: |
2008 SBI Conference
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| Where: |
Handlery
Hotel – San Diego, CA |
| When: |
Feb.
14-16, 2008 |
Submission
Deadline:
October 1, 2007
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