Handbook of Research on Social Entrepreneurship

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Social Entrepreneurship written by Alain Fayolle and published by Edward Elgar Pub. This book was released on 2010 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely handbook provides an empirically rigorous overview of the latest research advances on social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs and enterprises. It incorporates seventeen original chapters on definitions, concepts, contexts and strategy as well as a critical overview and an agenda for future research in social entrepreneurship. What are the forms and manifestations of social entrepreneurship? To what extent should current developments lead to a redefinition of stakeholders' strategies and roles in the quest for better consideration of the social dimension? The highly regarded group of contributors addresses these questions in some detail.