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The Emergence of Social Entrepreneurship

Individuals and Social Ventures as Agents of Change

  • Offers a framework for social start-ups combining the micro and macro contexts
  • Highlights the most important unexplored research themes within social entrepreneurship
  • Combines theoretical insights with qualitative studies to offer a guide for practitioners and researchers

Part of the book series: Contributions to Management Science (MANAGEMENT SC.)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Introduction

    • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
    Pages 1-3
  3. Social Entrepreneurship from a Micro Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
    2. A Quick Approach to the Microfoundations of Social Entrepreneurship

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 7-12
    3. Who Is the Social Entrepreneur?

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 13-28
    4. Sources of Financing for Social Entrepreneurship

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 29-39
    5. Social Bricolage

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 41-52
    6. Business Sectors Involved in Social Entrepreneurship

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 53-67
    7. Social Entrepreneurship: Where to Go Next?

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 69-73
  4. Social Entrepreneurship from a Macro Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
    2. The Lineup of Social Entrepreneurship

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 77-80
    3. The Origins of Social Ventures

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 81-90
    4. Social Entrepreneurship as a Form of Institutional Entrepreneurship

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 91-101
    5. Legitimacy of Social Ventures

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 103-112
    6. The Contexts Where Social Ventures Develop

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 113-124
    7. Institutional Issues About Social Entrepreneurship

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 125-131
  5. The Convergence of the Micro and Macro Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
    2. Introduction and Empirical Framework

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 135-143
    3. Methodology

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 145-148
    4. Social Bricolage as the Path to Social Entrepreneurship

      • Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García
      Pages 149-155

About this book

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.   



Authors and Affiliations

  • IUDESCOOP, Universitat de València, València, Spain

    Virginia Simón-Moya

  • Department of Business Management, Universitat de València, València, Spain

    María Rodríguez-García

About the authors

Virginia Simón-Moya is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Valencia (Spain). Her research is focused on entrepreneurship, and she has published articles in the Journal of Business Venturing, Service Business, and Service Industries Journal. She is involved in several R&D projects and is an Associate Editor of the International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal (Springer). 

María Rodríguez-García is a professor and researcher in the Department of Business Management at the University of Valencia, Spain. She is currently pursuing her PhD at this same institution, and her research is about the establishment of the family council in family businesses. María has also conducted research on entrepreneurship, specifically eco-entrepreneurship social entrepreneurship. She is also involved in the SPRING project, financed by the European Union. 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Emergence of Social Entrepreneurship

  • Book Subtitle: Individuals and Social Ventures as Agents of Change

  • Authors: Virginia Simón-Moya, María Rodríguez-García

  • Series Title: Contributions to Management Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80635-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80634-7Published: 10 September 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80637-8Published: 10 September 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-80635-4Published: 09 September 2021

  • Series ISSN: 1431-1941

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-716X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 181

  • Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Entrepreneurship, Education, general, Non-Profit Organizations and Public Enterprises

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eBook USD 59.99
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 79.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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