Social entrepreneurship has recently received greater recognition from the public sector, as
well as from scholars. However, the lack of a unifying paradigm in the field has lead to a …

The emergence of social entrepreneurship has been explained at the macro-level
(socioeconomic drivers), at the meso-level (concepts such as opportunity), and at the micro …

The aim of the paper is to develop a more nuanced and multilevel understanding of the
social network arena in which the rural social entrepreneur operates. We introduce and …

Entrepreneurship has been a well-defined area within economic theory since Schumpeter
published his seminal work in 1911 (Swedberg 2000: 22), but social entrepreneurship was …

In the last two decades, the quest for a widely accepted definition of social enterprise has
been a central issue in a great number of publications. The main objective of the ICSEM …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue, which explores the
concept and significance of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship internationally …

Purpose This study aims to explore the micro-foundations of knowledge-based dynamic
capabilities (KBDCs) in social purpose organizations (SPOs). The KBDCs facilitate SPOs to …

Purpose Using self-determination theory and individual social responsibility's (ISRs)
association with pure social entrepreneurship, this study aims to answer the following …

In the last 20 years, publicly provided social services–a pillar of the Post-WW2 welfare states–
have experienced significant restructuring throughout Europe. An important stream of …

Purpose–The paper aims to present case studies to uncover the reflections of key
participants in a social enterprise network in West Yorkshire. It considers how they learn …