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- Title
The great divides in social entrepreneurship and where they lead us.
- Authors
Morris, Michael H.; Santos, Susana C.; Kuratko, Donald F.
- Abstract
While social entrepreneurship (SE) as a field of study has progressed some distance over the past four decades, it is plagued by many unanswered, yet fundamental, questions. The SE literature is filled with an abundance of disputes, controversies, and alternative perspectives. Although this can suggest a healthy and robust discipline, it can also raise questions regarding the legitimacy and relevancy of the field, and uncertainty regarding where it is headed. In this research, we provide a systematic overview of major unresolved issues characterizing the contemporary study of SE in the form of thirteen divides. These divides cover such issues as social value creation, social innovation, nature of the process, agents, entrepreneurial orientation, scalability, venture creation, revenue sources, organizational outcomes, efficacy, and the appropriate disciplinary home. Rather than taking sides on each divide, we discuss how these diverse perspectives can be accommodated based on the process perspective. We present an inclusive approach to SE that provides a common platform for advancing the field while allowing for diverse streams of research.
- Subjects
SOCIAL entrepreneurship; SOCIAL innovation; VALUE creation; SOCIAL values; SOCIAL enterprises
- Publication
Small Business Economics, 2021, Vol 57, Issue 3, p1089
- ISSN
0921-898X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11187-020-00318-y