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Social Entrepreneurship and Broader Theories: Shedding New Light on the ‘Bigger Picture’

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  • Anica Zeyen
  • Markus Beckmann
  • Susan Mueller
  • J. Gregory Dees
  • Dmitry Khanin
  • Norris Krueger
  • Patrick J. Murphy
  • Filipe Santos
  • Mariarosa Scarlata
  • Jennifer Walske
  • Andrew Zacharakis

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This article documents the results of a research workshop bringing together six perspectives on social entrepreneurship. The idea was to challenge existing concepts of the economy, the firm, and entrepreneurship in order to shed new light on social entrepreneurship and on our existing theoretical frameworks. The first two contributions use a macro-perspective and discuss the notion of adaptive societies and the tragedies of disharmonization, respectively. Taking a management perspective, the next two focus on the limits of conventional assumptions in management theory, particularly human capital theory and resource-based view. The final two contributions follow an entrepreneurship perspective highlighting the usefulness of mobilization theory and the business model lens to social entrepreneurship. Despite this diversity, all contributions share the fact that they challenge narrow definitions of the unit of analysis in social entrepreneurship; they illustrate the aspect of social embeddedness, and they argue for an open-but-disciplined diversity of theories in social entrepreneurship research.

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  • Anica Zeyen & Markus Beckmann & Susan Mueller & J. Gregory Dees & Dmitry Khanin & Norris Krueger & Patrick J. Murphy & Filipe Santos & Mariarosa Scarlata & Jennifer Walske & Andrew Zacharakis, 2013. "Social Entrepreneurship and Broader Theories: Shedding New Light on the ‘Bigger Picture’," Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(1), pages 88-107, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jsocen:v:4:y:2013:i:1:p:88-107
    DOI: 10.1080/19420676.2012.725422
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    1. Sasmita Swain & Sri Krishna Sudheer Patoju, 2022. "Factors Influencing to Choose Social Entrepreneurship as a Career: A Study on Social Entrepreneurship Students from India," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, vol. 31(1), pages 65-89, March.
    2. Rodrigo, Laura & Ortiz-Marcos, Isabel & Palacios, Miguel & Romero, Javier, 2022. "Success of organisations developing digital social innovation: Analysis of motivational key drivers," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 144(C), pages 854-862.
    3. Chang Soo Sung & Joo Y. Park, 2018. "Sustainability Orientation and Entrepreneurship Orientation: Is There a Tradeoff Relationship between Them?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(2), pages 1-14, February.
    4. Matthew P. Johnson & Stefan Schaltegger, 2020. "Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development: A Review and Multilevel Causal Mechanism Framework," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 44(6), pages 1141-1173, November.
    5. Danilo Boffa & Antonio Prencipe & Armando Papa & Christian Corsi & Mario Sorrentino, 2023. "Boosting circular economy via the b-corporation roads. The effect of the entrepreneurial culture and exogenous factors on sustainability performance," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 523-561, June.
    6. Susan Mueller & Robert S. D'Intino & Jennifer Walske & Michel L. Ehrenhard & Scott L. Newbert & Jeffrey A. Robinson & Jason C. Senjem, 2015. "What's Holding Back Social Entrepreneurship? Removing the Impediments to Theoretical Advancement," Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(3), pages 245-256, November.

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