Autore	Beugre Constant D.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2017
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (385 pages)
Disciplina	658.4/08
Soggetto topico	Social entrepreneurship
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-203-44260-1 1-136-65593-X 1-136-65586-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	1. The nature of social entrepreneurship -- 2. Social entrepreneurs : mindset, characteristics, and competencies -- 3. Social entrepreneurial motivations -- 4. The external environment of social ventures -- 5. Discovering opportunities for social ventures -- 6. Developing a social venture sustainability model -- 7. Feasibility analysis for social ventures -- 8. Planning for social ventures -- 9. Marketing challenges for social ventures -- 10. Managing the financial side of social ventures -- 11. Organization and management of social ventures -- 12. Social ventures effectiveness -- 13. Scaling social ventures -- 14. Measuring the impact of social ventures.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910149173803321

Autore	Guo Chao <1971->
Edizione	[First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	San Francisco : , : Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints, Wiley, , [2014]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (352 p.)
Disciplina	658.4/08
Altri autori (Persone)	BielefeldWolfgang
Collana	Bryson Series in Public and Nonprofit Management
Soggetto topico	Social entrepreneurship
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-118-84417-3 1-118-84413-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Tables, figures, and exhibit -- The authors -- Introduction: understanding and using social entrepreneurship -- Social entrepreneurship : concept and context -- The many faces of social entrepreneurship -- Social entrepreneurship as organizational behavior -- Understanding and managing the social entrepreneurial process -- Discovering and creating social entrepreneurial opportunities -- From opportunity to action -- From action to impact -- Funding social entrepreneurship -- Social intrapreneurship: innovation from within -- Managing the social intrapreneurial process -- The emerging trends and issues -- Social entrepreneurship in the public sector -- Boundary spanning and social entrepreneurship -- New media and social entrepreneurship -- Conclusion: the road traveled and the journey ahead -- Notes -- Index.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910464208203321

Autore	London Manuel
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (252 p.)
Disciplina	361.7068 361.7068/1 361.70681
Altri autori (Persone)	MorfopoulosRichard G
Soggetto topico	Social entrepreneurship Social responsibility of business
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-135-96671-0 1-135-96672-9 1-282-44367-4 9786612443671 0-203-87814-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; 1 An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship; 2 What Motivates a Social Entrepreneur; 3 Competencies for Social Action; 4 Steps and Strategies for Social Entrepreneurship; 5 Developing High-Performing Social Action Teams; 6 Overcoming Barriers and Facilitating Social Entrepreneurship; 7 Evaluating Success: Measures of Social Performance; 8 Learning Resources; References; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910457135203321

Autore	Praszkier Ryszard <1945->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xx, 228 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina	361.7/65068
Soggetto topico	Social entrepreneurship
ISBN	1-139-20927-2 1-107-22509-4 1-280-56863-1 1-139-22208-2 9786613598233 1-139-04946-1 1-139-22379-8 1-139-21727-5 1-139-21419-5 1-139-22036-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF PHOTOS; PREFACE; FOR WHOM IS THIS BOOK INTENDED?; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; SECTION I SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; INTRODUCTION; 1 Defining Social Entrepreneurship:An Overview; THE ASHOKA DEFINITION; SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE DEFINITIONS; CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS; 2 Dimensions of Social Entrepreneurship; SOCIAL MISSION; SOCIAL INNOVATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT; PERSONALITY: CREATIVITY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS; THE FIRST TAKE ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS AND OTHER EFFECTIVE LEADERS CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS3 Identifying Social Entrepreneurs in Practice; HOW TO FIND THEM; SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR OR...; CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS, SECTION 1; SECTION 2 THE DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE; INTRODUCTION; 4 Social-Change Theories and Dilemmas; DEFINING SOCIAL CHANGE FOSTERED BY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS; EXISTING THEORIES OF SOCIAL CHANGE; Ancient Greeks and the Present Time; Sociological Change Theories; Evolutionary Theories; Conflict Theories; Structural-Functional Theories; Social-Psychological Theories; Psychological Change Theories; Historical Change: The Power of Ideas CRUCIAL DILEMMAS RELATED TO SOCIAL CHANGEIs Social Change Endogenous or Exogenous?; Is Social Change Inevitable or Contingent?; Individuals or Societies?; Materialism or Idealism?; A NEED FOR A NEW THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS; 5 Equilibrium and Complexity; KURT LEWIN'S FORCE-FIELD THEORY; HOMEOSTASIS, EQUILIBRIUM, AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; SELF-ORGANIZATION: SIMPLE RULES LEAD TO COMPLEX RESULTS; BUBBLES THEORY; SELF-ORGANIZATION; Chaos or Order?; Recapping Simple vs. Complex Systems; ATTRACTOR THEORY; CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS; 6 Theory of Social Emergence; THE THEORY OF EMERGENCE SOCIAL EMERGENCESOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE CIRCLE OF EMERGENCE; Level 1. Individual; Level 2. Interactions; Level 3. Ephemeral Emergents; Level 4. Stable Emergents; Level 5. Structures; CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS, SECTION 2; SECTION 3 SOCIAL CAPITAL BUILT BY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS; INTRODUCTION; 7 Social Capital; DEFINING SOCIAL CAPITAL; THE SEVERAL DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL; IMPACT OF SOCIAL CAPITAL; Impact on Individuals; Impact on Groups and Societies; WHAT MAKES SOCIAL CAPITAL SO PROMISING?; SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL; CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS 8 Social Networks: Bedrock of Social CapitalSOCIAL NETWORKS: WHAT ARE THEY?; SMALL NETWORKS; LARGE NETWORKS; VIBRANT NETWORKS; NETWORKS CREATED BY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS; CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS; 9 Personality Traits That Facilitate the Building of Social Capital; CREATIVITY; THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PERSONALITY; MORE PERSONALITY TRAITS: WHAT ENSUES FROM THE DEFINITION?; Trust and Optimism; Cooperation; Individual Social Networks; Mechanisms for Coping with Adversity; Risk Taking; Belief in the Malleability of People and the World; VERIFYING THE HYPOTHESES SPECIAL INDIVIDUALS BEHIND CHANGE: IS THE PROCESS ENDOGENOUS OR EXOGENOUS?
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910457436003321