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Social Entrepreneurship - To Act as if and Make a Difference (Hardcover)
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Social Entrepreneurship - To Act as if and Make a Difference (Hardcover)
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A timely contribution to social entrepreneurship research from a
Scandinavian view. Taking entrepreneurship as creative action in
society as a whole, the authors counter widely held perceptions of
(social) entrepreneurship: it is not an elite phenomenon but a form
of action that we all engage in from time to time; it is not about
system-changing disruptions but generally about small but real
improvements in everyday life; it is not about autonomous action
but about realizing freedom potential in societies where knowledge
and learning have become essential for civic action.' - Rafael
Ziegler, University of Greifswald, Germany'This book offers an
innovative, theory-driven account of social entrepreneurship that
is located in new thinking around the constructs of community and
'public' entrepreneurship. Bjerke and Karlsson draw on a wide range
of sources to offer useful new insights and analyses of this
emerging sector and contribute a variety of useful and challenging
new models of the relationship between society, innovation, and
politics. All in all, this represents a valuable addition to the
growing theoretical literature on social innovation and
entrepreneurship.' - Alex Nicholls, University of Oxford, UK This
informative book examines some social entrepreneurs in practice in
several countries whilst concentrating on entrepreneurs in the
third sector. The authors call them citizen entrepreneurs. Such
people are not only becoming more common but also more necessary in
the world of today. Entrepreneurs are seen as people who aim 'to
act as if and make a difference', that is, who act out of the
ordinary and come up with noticeable solutions to various problems
without being restricted by existing resources or possibilities.
This book applies these criteria to citizen entrepreneurs, focusing
on public entrepreneurs operating in public places. The authors
conduct in-depth case studies to examine these public entrepreneurs
thoroughly and offer some theoretical reflections on social
entrepreneurship. Students and researchers studying social
entrepreneurship will find this book of great interest. Social
entrepreneurs and practitioners would also benefit considerably
from this enriching resource.
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