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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454041103321

Autore

Light Paul Charles

Titolo

The search for social entrepreneurship [[electronic resource] /] / Paul C. Light

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2008

ISBN

1-282-13116-8

9786612131165

0-8157-0159-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Disciplina

658/.048

Soggetti

Nonprofit organizations - Management

Social entrepreneurship

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Declaring assumptions -- Building sites -- Creating strategies -- Exploring the evidence -- Selecting cases -- Comparing activity -- Drawing conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

"Outlines the debate on how to define social entrepreneurship, examining the four main components of social entrepreneurship: ideas, opportunities, organizations, and the entrepreneurs. Presents research on high-performing nonprofits, exploring how they differ across the four key components. Offers recommendations for future action and research in this burgeoning field"--Provided by publisher.