The rise of hybrid ventures is proof that another way of doing business is possible. Many developments in the last 15 years highlight the significance of social entrepreneurship: the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize to Grameen Bank, the efforts of scholars in studying social ventures, and the new academic programs at Ivy League universities, as well as the creation of indices such as the United Nations Human Development Index to measure non-economic issues. This book portrays these as strong indicators to support the development and sustenance of a market-based economy that also imbibes social progress and human values.

 

This book emphasizes that awareness of the conditions under which social start-ups emerge is crucial. The authors provide a thorough and empirical analysis of the emergence of social entrepreneurship using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data as well as case studies from practice. From the perspective of individuals, they examine the most important characteristics of social entrepreneurs, and from a macro perspective, social ventures are studied as agents of change. A handpicked collection of successful cases of social ventures also provides the reader with an awareness of the best practices.   

1. Introduction

Part 1: Social Entrepreneurship from a Micro Perspective
2. A Quick Approach to the Microfoundations of Social Entrepreneurship
3. Who Is The social entrepreneur?
4. Sources of Financing for Social Entrepreneurship. 5. Social Bricolage
6. Business Sectors Involved in Social Entrepreneurship
7. Social Entrepreneurship: Where to Go Next?
Part 2: Social Entrepreneurship from a Macro Perspective
8. The Lineup of Social Entrepreneurship
9. The Origins of Social Ventures
10. Social Entrepreneurship as a form of Institutional Entrepreneurship
11. Legitimacy of Social Ventures
12. The Contexts Where Social Ventures Develop
Part 3: The Convergence of the Micro and Macro Perspective
13. Institutional Issues About Social Entrepreneurship
14. Introduction and Empirical Framework
15. Methodology
16. Social Bricolage as the Path to Social Entrepreneurship
17. Social Constructionist and Social Engineer
18. An avenue to Social Equilibrium.-19. Conclusions.