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Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition

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The article was published on 2007-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1213 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Entrepreneurship & Social entrepreneurship.

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Social Entrepreneurship: Why We Don't Need a New Theory and How We Move Forward From Here

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the current state of the social entrepreneurship literature, asking what is unique about social entrepreneurship and what avenues create opportunities for the future of the field and conclude that while it is not a distinct type of entrepreneurship, researchers stand to benefit most from further research on social entrepreneurship as a context in which established types of entrepreneurs operate.

Rediscovering Social Innovation

TL;DR: The Stanford Social Innovation Review as discussed by the authors defines social innovation as the process of inventing, securing support for, and implementing novel solutions to social needs and problems, and describes a unique approach to social innovation: "dissolving boundaries and brokering a dialogue between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors".
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Social Entrepreneurship: A Critique and Future Directions

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.
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Does it Pay to Be Good...And Does it Matter? A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between Corporate Social and Financial Performance

TL;DR: This article conducted a meta-analysis of 251 studies presented in 214 manuscripts and found that the overall effect is positive but small (mean r =.13, median r = 0.09, weighted r = 1.11), and results for the 106 studies from the past decade are even smaller.
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A Positive Theory of Social Entrepreneurship

TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a theory aimed at advancing scholarly research in social entrepreneurship and suggest that social entrepreneurship is the pursuit of sustainable solutions to neglected problems with positive externalities.
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