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Looking at social entrepreneurship from both a multi-level analysis and an ethical perspective, this book takes the reader on a journey through the "bright side" as well as the potential "dark side" of social entrepreneurship for societies, organizations, and individuals.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction – Why Social Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics?
Part I: Social Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics – The Foundations
Chapter 2: What is Social Entrepreneurship (not)?
Chapter 3: Refining our Ethical Perspective on the Light and Shadows in Social Entrepreneurship: The Concept of Normative Ambivalence
Part II: Society, Economy and Social entrepreneurship – A Macro perspective
Chapter 4: The Societal Function of Social Entrepreneurship – Innovating in the Voids between Market and State
Chapter 5: From Informal Economies to Welfare States: Social Entrepreneurship in Different Macro-level Contexts
Part III: Social Entrepreneurship, Organizations, and Management – A Meso Perspective
Chapter 6: Social Mission and Hybrid Resources: Business Models in Social Entrepreneurship
Chapter 7: Measuring Impact – Blessing or Curse?
Chapter 8: Scaling Social Ventures – Growing the Limits or Limiting Growth?
Part IV: Social Entrepreneurship and the Micro-Level
Chapter 9: Social Mission, Agency, and Calling – The Impact on Individuals within and around Social Ventures
Chapter 10: Personality Traits, Abilities, and Intention: Can Mission-driven Venturing be Taught?
Chapter 11: Narratives, Hagiographies, and Future Perspectives
About the author
Dr. Anica Zeyen is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Strategy and Sustainability at the Centre for Research into Sustainability (CRIS) at Royal Holloway University of London, UK.
Prof. Markus Beckmann is Chair of Corporate Sustainability Management at the School of Business and Economics at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
Summary
Looking at social entrepreneurship from both a multi-level analysis and an ethical perspective, this book takes the reader on a journey through the "bright side" as well as the potential "dark side" of social entrepreneurship for societies, organizations, and individuals.
