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Book Synopsis
Social entrepreneurship explained

Social entrepreneurship is a hot topic in public and non-profit management. Organizations everywhere are looking for innovative ways to respond to financial, social, and regulatory pressures. The next generation of transformative leaders will be risk takers who know how to face even the biggest challenges using market-driven strategies that get results. This book contains everything students and professionals need to know about the cutting-edge practice of social entrepreneurship.

In Social Entrepreneurship, you''ll learn how to read markets and environments to identify opportunities for entrepreneurial activity. Then, the authors show to convert opportunities into successful ventures: one-time initiatives, ongoing programs and new, mission-driven organizations are all covered. Sector-specific strategies and recommendations guide readers directly to the techniques that will have the biggest impact.

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    Table of Contents

    Tables, Figures, and Exhibit xi

    The Authors xiii

    Introduction: Understanding and Using Social Entrepreneurship xv

    Part One: Social Entrepreneurship: Concept and Context 1

    One The Many Faces of Social Entrepreneurship 3

    What Is Social Entrepreneurship? 3

    Who Are the Social Entrepreneurs? 8

    Why Social Entrepreneurship? 11

    Where Does Social Entrepreneurship Occur? 17

    Concluding Thoughts 22

    Two Social Entrepreneurship as Organizational Behavior 25

    Entrepreneurial Orientation 27

    Measures, Determinants, and Outcomes of EO 32

    Entrepreneurial Intensity 34

    Limitations of EO and EI 37

    Social Entrepreneurial Orientation 38

    Concluding Thoughts 43

    Part Two: Understanding and Managing the Social Entrepreneurial Process 45

    Three Discovering and Creating Social Entrepreneurial Opportunities 47

    Defining Opportunity 50

    How Are Social Entrepreneurial Opportunities Different? 54

    How Are Social Entrepreneurial Opportunities Discovered or Created? 55

    Phase One: Idea Generation 57

    Phase Two: Opportunity Assessment 62

    Concluding Thoughts 66

    Four From Opportunity to Action 67

    Elaborating the Opportunity with Social Impact Theory 69

    Putting Theory into Action: Developing the Operating Model 73

    Venture Feasibility and Planning 76

    Supporting Analysis 80

    Concluding Thoughts 88

    Five From Action to Impact 89

    Social Venture Effectiveness 90

    Approaches to Social Venture Effectiveness 94

    Outcome and Impact Evaluation 101

    Monetizing Outcome and Impact 107

    Increasing Social Venture Impact: Scaling 110

    Concluding Thoughts 114

    Six Funding Social Entrepreneurship 117

    Funding Public Sector and For-Profit Social Entrepreneurship 119

    Funding Nonprofit Social Entrepreneurship 122

    Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship 128

    Government Funding 132

    Earned Income, Loans, and Equity 133

    Concluding Thoughts 139

    Part Three: Understanding and Managing the Social Intrapreneurial Process 141

    Seven Social Intrapreneurship: Innovation from Within 143

    Clarifying the Social Intrapreneurship Concept 145

    Social Intrapreneurship Dimensions 147

    Antecedents and Consequences of Social Intrapreneurship 150

    Management Challenges of Social Intrapreneurship 154

    Concluding Thoughts 158

    Eight Managing the Social Intrapreneurial Process 161

    The Nature of Innovation in Established Organizations 164

    A Two-Phase Model of the Social Intrapreneurial Process 164

    The Definition Process 167

    The Impetus Process 170

    Initiators of Innovations in Public and Nonprofit Organizations 174

    The Role of Frontline Managers in the Social Intrapreneurial Process 176

    The Role of Middle Managers in the Social Intrapreneurial Process 177

    The Role of Top Managers in the Social Intrapreneurial Process 179

    Concluding Thoughts 180

    Part Four: Emerging Trends and Issues 181

    Nine Social Entrepreneurship in the Public Sector 183

    The Context of Public Sector Entrepreneurship 185

    New Public Management and Reinventing Government 188

    New Public Service 191

    Current Practices and Approaches 192

    Concluding Thoughts 200

    Ten Boundary Spanning and Social Entrepreneurship 203

    Working across Organizational Boundaries 205

    Collaboration between Organizations 207

    Engagement in Networks 211

    Working across Sectors 219

    New Legal Forms 228

    Concluding Thoughts 230

    Eleven New Media and Social Entrepreneurship 233

    Introduction 234

    New Media, New Possibilities 235

    Myths and Realities about Social Media 238

    New Media and Information Sharing 239

    New Media and Fundraising 240

    New Media and Stakeholder Engagement 241

    A “Pyramid” Model of Social Media–Based Strategy 243

    New Media, New Challenges 244

    Concluding Thoughts 250

    Conclusion: The Road Traveled and the Journey Ahead 253

    Notes 261

    Acknowledgments 305

    Index 307

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 15/04/2014
      ISBN13: 9781118356487, 978-1118356487
      ISBN10: 1118356489

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Social entrepreneurship explained

      Social entrepreneurship is a hot topic in public and non-profit management. Organizations everywhere are looking for innovative ways to respond to financial, social, and regulatory pressures. The next generation of transformative leaders will be risk takers who know how to face even the biggest challenges using market-driven strategies that get results. This book contains everything students and professionals need to know about the cutting-edge practice of social entrepreneurship.

      In Social Entrepreneurship, you''ll learn how to read markets and environments to identify opportunities for entrepreneurial activity. Then, the authors show to convert opportunities into successful ventures: one-time initiatives, ongoing programs and new, mission-driven organizations are all covered. Sector-specific strategies and recommendations guide readers directly to the techniques that will have the biggest impact.

      • Employs an eviden

        Table of Contents

        Tables, Figures, and Exhibit xi

        The Authors xiii

        Introduction: Understanding and Using Social Entrepreneurship xv

        Part One: Social Entrepreneurship: Concept and Context 1

        One The Many Faces of Social Entrepreneurship 3

        What Is Social Entrepreneurship? 3

        Who Are the Social Entrepreneurs? 8

        Why Social Entrepreneurship? 11

        Where Does Social Entrepreneurship Occur? 17

        Concluding Thoughts 22

        Two Social Entrepreneurship as Organizational Behavior 25

        Entrepreneurial Orientation 27

        Measures, Determinants, and Outcomes of EO 32

        Entrepreneurial Intensity 34

        Limitations of EO and EI 37

        Social Entrepreneurial Orientation 38

        Concluding Thoughts 43

        Part Two: Understanding and Managing the Social Entrepreneurial Process 45

        Three Discovering and Creating Social Entrepreneurial Opportunities 47

        Defining Opportunity 50

        How Are Social Entrepreneurial Opportunities Different? 54

        How Are Social Entrepreneurial Opportunities Discovered or Created? 55

        Phase One: Idea Generation 57

        Phase Two: Opportunity Assessment 62

        Concluding Thoughts 66

        Four From Opportunity to Action 67

        Elaborating the Opportunity with Social Impact Theory 69

        Putting Theory into Action: Developing the Operating Model 73

        Venture Feasibility and Planning 76

        Supporting Analysis 80

        Concluding Thoughts 88

        Five From Action to Impact 89

        Social Venture Effectiveness 90

        Approaches to Social Venture Effectiveness 94

        Outcome and Impact Evaluation 101

        Monetizing Outcome and Impact 107

        Increasing Social Venture Impact: Scaling 110

        Concluding Thoughts 114

        Six Funding Social Entrepreneurship 117

        Funding Public Sector and For-Profit Social Entrepreneurship 119

        Funding Nonprofit Social Entrepreneurship 122

        Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship 128

        Government Funding 132

        Earned Income, Loans, and Equity 133

        Concluding Thoughts 139

        Part Three: Understanding and Managing the Social Intrapreneurial Process 141

        Seven Social Intrapreneurship: Innovation from Within 143

        Clarifying the Social Intrapreneurship Concept 145

        Social Intrapreneurship Dimensions 147

        Antecedents and Consequences of Social Intrapreneurship 150

        Management Challenges of Social Intrapreneurship 154

        Concluding Thoughts 158

        Eight Managing the Social Intrapreneurial Process 161

        The Nature of Innovation in Established Organizations 164

        A Two-Phase Model of the Social Intrapreneurial Process 164

        The Definition Process 167

        The Impetus Process 170

        Initiators of Innovations in Public and Nonprofit Organizations 174

        The Role of Frontline Managers in the Social Intrapreneurial Process 176

        The Role of Middle Managers in the Social Intrapreneurial Process 177

        The Role of Top Managers in the Social Intrapreneurial Process 179

        Concluding Thoughts 180

        Part Four: Emerging Trends and Issues 181

        Nine Social Entrepreneurship in the Public Sector 183

        The Context of Public Sector Entrepreneurship 185

        New Public Management and Reinventing Government 188

        New Public Service 191

        Current Practices and Approaches 192

        Concluding Thoughts 200

        Ten Boundary Spanning and Social Entrepreneurship 203

        Working across Organizational Boundaries 205

        Collaboration between Organizations 207

        Engagement in Networks 211

        Working across Sectors 219

        New Legal Forms 228

        Concluding Thoughts 230

        Eleven New Media and Social Entrepreneurship 233

        Introduction 234

        New Media, New Possibilities 235

        Myths and Realities about Social Media 238

        New Media and Information Sharing 239

        New Media and Fundraising 240

        New Media and Stakeholder Engagement 241

        A “Pyramid” Model of Social Media–Based Strategy 243

        New Media, New Challenges 244

        Concluding Thoughts 250

        Conclusion: The Road Traveled and the Journey Ahead 253

        Notes 261

        Acknowledgments 305

        Index 307

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