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      • Social entrepreneurship is a term in search of a good definition. The current use of the term seems vague and limitless; it needs boundaries to demarcate its function. The lack of a common definition hinders research and raises questions about which social or profit-making activities fall within the spectrum of social entrepreneurship.
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  2. Building on our proposed definition of social entrepreneurship, we propose boundaries to properly position social entrepreneurs in the spectrum of entrepreneurship. As illustrated in Figure 1, social entrepreneurs operate within the boundaries of two business strategies:

  3. This article builds on the literature to define social entrepreneurship, discusses the boundaries of socially-oriented entrepreneurial activities, and positions the social entrepreneur in the spectrum of entrepreneurship.

    • Samer Abu-Saifan
    • 2012
  4. Feb 1, 2012 · Social Entrepreneurship: Definition and Boundaries. Samer Abu-Saifan. Published 1 February 2012. Economics, Business, Sociology. Technology Innovation Management Review. Most economists and academics support the notion that entrepreneurship is becoming a crucial factor in the development and well-being of societies.

  5. Apr 14, 2018 · In doing so, we focus on three distinctive elements that clearly define social entrepreneurship. First, drawing on previous literature, it is evident that there is general consensus that social entrepreneurship resides within the broader field of entrepreneurship (Dacin et al. 2010; Dees 2001; Mair and Marti 2006 ).

    • Jason Lortie, Kevin C. Cox
    • 2018
  6. Social entrepreneurship is an approach by individuals, groups, start-up companies or entrepreneurs, in which they develop, fund and implement solutions to social, cultural, or environmental issues. This concept may be applied to a wide range of organizations, which vary in size, aims, and beliefs.

  7. This conceptual paper focuses on definitions and boundaries of social entrepreneurship and on positioning social entrepreneurship compare with related concepts. The paper is an attempt to reduce the fuzziness nature of social entrepreneurship on some specific dimensions and to help academics and government officials in mapping the field for ...

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