The Social Entrepreneurship Zone

The effect of perceived barriers on social entrepreneurship intention in Malaysian universities: The moderating role of education

“…Further-more, it is believed that social entrepreneurship provides solutions for social, economic and environmental problems through actors, individuals, and organizations acting as new pioneers (Santos, 2012;Tan & Yoo, 2015;Verreynne et al, 2013). In this regard, the emergence of social entrepreneurs is seen as a social change agent who is creating social value (Simha & Carey, 2012;Swanson & Di Zhang, 2010). Intention is an integral part of any social entrepreneur's life, as he/she seeks to eliminate a social need, a social problem, and goes far beyond his/her purely commercial entrepreneurial spirit (Austin, 2006;Zahra et al, 2009).…”

Conceptualizing Social Entrepreneurship

“…The decision about which legal form to adopt depends on the single social entrepreneur and his perception of the one that could best suit his situation, but is a secondary concern (Dees and Anderson 2006). This inclusive definition of SE (Light 2009a) comprehends for-profit and non-profit organizations as well as some government initiatives, but it excludes those entities that exist only to provide social services and groups formed to engage in social activism (Swanson and Zhang 2010). Leadbeater (1997) conceptualized SE as the point of intersection between any two, or all three, sectors: public, private and voluntary.…”

Scenario planning in social enterprises; the case of South Yorkshire

“…As social enterprise is an emerging and under researched concept, much of the literature is either in the grey form or fragmented (Salamon, et al, 2004;Swanson and Di Zhang, 2010). …”