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Murdith McLean
Other affiliations: University of Manitoba
Bio: Murdith McLean is an academic researcher from University of Victoria. The author has contributed to research in topics: Entrepreneurship & Social entrepreneurship. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 14 publications receiving 2720 citations. Previous affiliations of Murdith McLean include University of Manitoba.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an analytical, critical and synthetic examination of social entrepreneurship in its common use, considering both the "social" and the "entrepreneurship" elements in the concept.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an analytical, critical and synthetic examination of "social entrepreneurship" in its common use, considering both the social and the entrepreneurship elements in the concept, with significant differences marked out by the prominence of social goals and what are thought of as the salient features of entrepreneurship.
Abstract: This paper undertakes an analytical, critical and synthetic examination of "social entrepreneurship" in its common use, considering both the "social" and the "entrepreneurship" elements in the concept. On both points there is a range of use, with significant differences marked out by such things as the prominence of social goals and what are thought of as the salient features of entrepreneurship. The paper concludes with the proposal of a suitably flexible explication of the concept: social entrepreneurship is exercised where some person or persons (1) aim either exclusively or in some prominent way to create social value of some kind, and pursue that goal through some combination of (2) recognizing and exploiting opportunities to create this value, (3) employing innovation, (4) tolerating risk and (5) declining to accept limitations in available resources.
1,205 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors trace the evolution of the concept from its religious roots into secular realms and develop a typology of interpretations using occupation and religious orientation as core dimensions, and offer a definition of calling that emphasizes action, a convergence of selves, and a pro-social intention.
286 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that thinking about entrepreneurship as a potential instrument for relief from endemic poverty and disadvantage, especially among the Indigenous, has all too often been captive to stereotypes.
Abstract: This article argues that thinking about entrepreneurship as a potential instrument for relief from endemic poverty and disadvantage, especially among the Indigenous, has all too often been captive ...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors use a critical discussion of contributions by Karl Polanyi and Robert Heilbroner to argue that thinking about entrepreneurship as a potential instrument of relief from endemic poverty and disadvantage, especially amongst the indigenous, has all too often been captive to a concept of entrepreneurship that is built out of constrained economic and cultural assumptions.
Abstract: We use a critical discussion of contributions by Karl Polanyi and Robert Heilbroner to argue that thinking about entrepreneurship as a potential instrument of relief from endemic poverty and disadvantage, especially amongst the indigenous, has all too often been captive to a concept of entrepreneurship that is built out of constrained economic and cultural assumptions. The result is that approaches to venture have been encouraged that are sometimes a poor fit for the circumstances of those they are meant to benefit, and other forms that could have considerable promise have gone unexplored. We outline some features of indigenous culture, and build upon the analysis of David Harper to construct of notion of entrepreneurship that allows for these distinctive features. We conclude that research, and policy-making, concerning entrepreneurship as an instrument of development among the indigenous need to be undertaken with a re-constructed understanding of entrepreneurship that is a better fit for the realities of indigenous culture.
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TL;DR: In their new Introduction, the authors relate the argument of their book both to the current realities of American society and to the growing debate about the country's future as mentioned in this paper, which is a new immediacy.
Abstract: Meanwhile, the authors' antidote to the American sicknessa quest for democratic community that draws on our diverse civic and religious traditionshas contributed to a vigorous scholarly and popular debate. Attention has been focused on forms of social organization, be it civil society, democratic communitarianism, or associative democracy, that can humanize the market and the administrative state. In their new Introduction the authors relate the argument of their book both to the current realities of American society and to the growing debate about the country's future. With this new edition one of the most influential books of recent times takes on a new immediacy.\
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define social entrepreneurship and discuss its contributions to creating social wealth; offer a typology of entrepreneurs' search processes that lead to the discovery of opportunities for creating social ventures; and articulate the major ethical concerns social entrepreneurs might encounter.
2,136 citations
TL;DR: The meaning of work literature is the product of a long tradition of rich inquiry spanning many disciplines as discussed by the authors, and the field lacks overarching structures that would facilitate greater integration, consistency, and understanding of this body of research.
1,409 citations
TL;DR: The promise of social entrepreneurship as a domain of inquiry is examined and a number of research areas and research questions for future study are suggested.
Abstract: Work on social entrepreneurship constitutes a field of study that intersects a number of domains, including entrepreneurial studies, social innovation, and nonprofit management. Scholars are beginning to contribute to the development of this new discipline through efforts that attempt to trace the emergence of social entrepreneurship as well as by comparing it to other organizational activities such as conventional entrepreneurship. However, as a nascent field, social entrepreneurship scholars are in the midst of a number of debates involving definitional and conceptual clarity, boundaries of the field, and a struggle to arrive at a set of relevant and meaningful research questions. This paper examines the promise of social entrepreneurship as a domain of inquiry and suggests a number of research areas and research questions for future study.
1,134 citations