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Book SynopsisThis book - the third in the
Movements in Entrepreneurship series - examines entrepreneurship as a societal phenomenon. It provides an in-depth study of the social aspects of entrepreneurship, illustrating how entrepreneurship affects society. The need to move beyond economy to disclose entrepreneurship in its societal forms is demonstrated, as is the relevance of our understanding of entrepreneurship as a societal phenomenon.
The contributors show that entrepreneurship is a society-creating force and as such, it evokes new questions for entrepreneurship research and attempts to engage with new theoretical formulations. They begin with discussions on early Schumpeter and a rhetorical analysis of the current academic literature on social entrepreneurship. They go on to present myriad contextual examples of how entrepreneurship can shape social change, and indicate how this is initiated through various social settings, relationships and communities.
Through rich empirical work this book explores the social of 'social entrepreneurship' and in doing so shows us how entrepreneurship is at home where society is created. As such, it will prove a fascinating read for academics, researchers and students with an interest in entrepreneurship, sociology and economic sociology.
Trade Review'. . . a reflective and scholarly work that presents exciting and challenging views to mainstream entrepreneurship. . . The four books comprising the series would certainly be a valuable addition to any entrepreneurship library. However, each book also stands alone as an individual purchase.' -- Lorraine Warren, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research
'The narrative and flow of the book is superb and very interesting to read. The book is well edited and thought provoking which makes it an interesting read.' -- Vanessa Ratten, Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction: What is Social in Social Entrepreneurship? Chris Steyaert and Daniel Hjorth PART I: CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1. Social Entrepreneurship: The View of the Young Schumpeter Richard Swedberg 2. The Practice of Social Entrepreneurship: Notes Toward a Resource-Perspective Yohanan Stryjan 3. Communities in the Global Economy: Where Social and Indigenous Entrepreneurship Meet Robert B. Anderson, Benson Honig and Ana Maria Paredo 4. Location and Relocation, Visions and Revisions: Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurship Ellen S. O’Connor 5. Public Entrepreneurship: Moving from Social/Consumer to Public/Citizen Daniel Hjorth and Björn Bjerke 6. The Rhetoric of Social Entrepreneurship: Paralogy and New Language Games in Academic Discourse Pascal Dey PART II: CONTEXTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE 7. Entrepreneurship, Shifting Life Orientations and Social Change in the Countryside Denise Fletcher and Tony Watson 8. Women, Mother Earth and the Business of Living Kathryn Campbell 9. The Dynamics of Community Identity Making in an Industrial District: The Spirit of Gnosjö Revisited Bengt Johannisson and Caroline Wigren 10. Entrepreneurship as Boundary Work: Deviating from and Belonging to Community Monica Lindgren and Johann Packendorff 11. Discursive Diversity in Fashioning Entrepreneurial Identity Karin Berglund 12. City of Enterprise, City as Prey? On Urban Entrepreneurial Spaces Timon Beyes References Index
