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Social Entrepreneurship and Social Business

An Introduction and Discussion with Case Studies

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Christine K. Volkmann

    1. Schumpeter School of Business & Economic, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany

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  2. Kim Oliver Tokarski

    1. Section Business an Administration, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland

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  3. Kati Ernst

    1. Schumpeter School of Business & Economic, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany

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  • One of the first student textbooks on Social Entrepreneurship
  • With practical examples
  • With recommendations for further readings
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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-1
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  2. The Field

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Background, Characteristics and Context of Social Entrepreneurship

      • Christine K. Volkmann, Kim Oliver Tokarski, Kati Ernst
      Pages 3-30

    3. Social Entrepreneurship: Definitions, Drivers and Challenges

      • Benjamin Huybrechts, Alex Nicholls
      Pages 31-48

  3. The People

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Social Entrepreneurs and their Personality

      • Kati Ernst
      Pages 51-64

    3. Human Resource Management and Volunteer Motivation

      • Christiane Blank
      Pages 65-82

    4. Collaborations and Partnerships

      • Heike Schirmer, Heather Cameron
      Pages 83-101

  4. The Business

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Business Models in Social Entrepreneurship

      • Susan Müller
      Pages 105-131

    3. Selling Good: The Big Picture of Marketing for Social Enterprises

      • Wiebke Rasmussen
      Pages 133-156

    4. Financing of Social Entrepreneurship

      • Wolfgang Spiess-Knafl, Ann-Kristin Achleitner
      Pages 157-173

    5. Performance Measurement and Social Entrepreneurship

      • Johanna Mair, Shuchi Sharma
      Pages 175-189

    6. Strategies for Scaling in Social Entrepreneurship

      • Andreas Heinecke, Judith Mayer
      Pages 191-209

  5. The Market

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211
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    2. Social Entrepreneurship in the Market System

      • Marc Grünhagen, Holger Berg
      Pages 213-234

    3. The Impact of Social Entrepreneurship on Societies

      • Markus Beckmann
      Pages 235-254

    4. Critical Reflections on Social Entrepreneurship

      • Pascal Dey, Chris Steyaert
      Pages 255-275

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 19-19
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About this book

This compilation offers students a comprehensive overview of the field of social entrepreneurship. Leading European researchers and lecturers such as Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Markus Beckmann, Heather Cameron, Pascal Dey, Andreas Heinecke, Benjamin Huybrechts, Alex Nicholls, Johanna Mair, Susan Müller and Chris Steyaert have contributed to this textbook.

Reviews

"Hier [...] analysieren Forscher, Professoren und Fachexperten den aktuellen Stand der Debatte [um Sozialunternehmertum] , geben konkrete Tipps für die Praxis und einige abschließende Übungen, die nicht nur für Studierende und Lehrende aufschlussreich sind." enorm - Wirtschaft für den Menschen, 2-2012

Editors and Affiliations

  • Schumpeter School of Business & Economic, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany

    Christine K. Volkmann, Kati Ernst

  • Section Business an Administration, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland

    Kim Oliver Tokarski

About the editors

Prof. Dr. Christine K. Volkmann is head of the Chair of Entrepreneurship and Economic
Development at the Schumpeter School of Business and Economics, University
of Wuppertal, Germany, and holds the UNESCO Chair of Entrepreneurship
and Intercultural Management.
Prof. Dr. Kim Oliver Tokarski is a Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship
as well as head of the Competence Centre on Corporate Business
Development at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland.
Dr. Kati Ernst is a management consultant based in Berlin, Germany.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Business

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction and Discussion with Case Studies

  • Editors: Christine K. Volkmann, Kim Oliver Tokarski, Kati Ernst

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-7093-0

  • Publisher: Gabler Verlag Wiesbaden

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

  • Copyright Information: Gabler Verlag | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-8349-2729-3Published: 25 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-8349-7093-0Published: 24 April 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 285

  • Number of Illustrations: 47 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Entrepreneurship, Management, Business Strategy/Leadership

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