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Author Sommerrock, Katharina, 1979- author.

Title Social entrepreneurship business models : incentive strategies to catalyze public goods provision / Katharina Sommerrock
Published Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 307 pages) : illustrations
Contents PART I: INTRODUCTION -- PART II: THE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PHENOMENON -- PART III: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES -- PART IV: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGIES TO CATALYZE PUBLIC GOOD PROVISION -- PART V: CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS
Summary An exploration of€how social entrepreneurial organizations are able to create solutions that tackle today's global social and ecological problems.€Sommerrock provides€a comprehensive introduction to the field of social entrepreneurship as well as a sound theoretical foundation.€She identifies€incentives as a key element of social entrepreneurial value creation and€details specific strategies for social value creation based on the structured analysis of actual examples of social entrepreneurial organizations. € These insights are complemented by€an in-depth analysis of three social entrepreneurial business models that highlight the incentive structures social entrepreneurs use to create social value. As such this book advances academic research in the field of social entrepreneurship and at the same time provides valuable inspiration for practitioners in the field
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-279) and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Palgrave, viewed March 20, 2020)
Subject Social entrepreneurship.
Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy.
Entrepreneurship.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development.
Society.
Social entrepreneurship
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010023930
ISBN 9780230298033
0230298036
9780230278578
0230278574