The evolution of social entrepreneurship: what have we learned?

Emerald - 2012
Dianne H.B.Welsh1, NorrisKrueger2
1College of Business, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
2Entrepreneurship Northwest, Boise, Idaho, USA

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PurposeIf there is one thing that truly characterizes entrepreneurship and especially social entrepreneurship, it is the “engaged scholarship” at their very heart. That is, teaching, outreach/service and research are connected, often tightly. The purpose of this paper therefore is to discuss the evolution of social entrepreneurship and the lessons learned.Design/methodology/approachThe paper reports on the results of a multi‐country survey dealing with social entrepreneurship.FindingsIt is found that a lot of maturing needs to be done in the area of social entrepreneurship work.Originality/valueThis paper provides real value to the literature by showing what is actually done in the teaching of social entrepreneurship.

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