Social Entrepreneurship in Practice

Learn how to start a social enterprise with this practical, research-informed textbook that includes cutting-edge topics such as social business modelling, sustainability-driven innovation and crowdfunding.

How can businesses balance profit with social motives? This accessible resource teaches students how to start a social enterprise and lead change for positive impact. Social Entrepreneurship in Practice balances theoretical underpinnings with a focus on developing social entrepreneurship skills to create and manage a social entrepreneurial venture. It provides a road map and practical tools for starting a successful social enterprise, including problem identification, opportunity recognition, social financing and building a social business model. It also covers what it takes to become a social entrepreneurial leader and social entrepreneurship's alignment with Sustainable Development Goals. The book features global examples illustrating how the ideas and techniques discussed within the book can be used to create successful social enterprises. A host of pedagogical features are included to reinforce learning, such as learning outcomes, discussion questions and the 'Expert View', which showcases contributors' experiences and scholarship across industry sectors. Online resources include lecture slides, worksheets, additional case studies, group activities, student exercises, podcasts and videos. Social Entrepreneurship in Practice is an essential resource for postgraduate and undergraduate students taking modules on social entrepreneurship as part of their degrees.

Online resources: Lecture PowerPoint slides and teaching guide, multiple choice questions and exercises; additional case studies, worksheets, podcasts and videos with social entrepreneurs

Auteur
Zeineb Djebali is a Senior Lecturer at the Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Liverpool Management School. She teaches entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship to undergraduate and postgraduate students from a range of disciplines including social entrepreneurship, business modelling, entrepreneurship in the digital economy, business venture creation, business planning, and entrepreneurship and digital transformation. Her research interests include social entrepreneurial intentions and identity and her research has been published in journals including the International Small Business Journal. She is also an entrepreneur in practice, having founded social enterprises globally, following senior roles in not-for-profit and corporate sectors.

Contenu

• • Chapter - 00: Introduction;
  • Chapter - 01: Developing your understanding of social entrepreneurship;
  • Chapter - 02: Theoretical debates on social entrepreneurship;
  • Chapter - 03: Pathways to Social Entrepreneurship;
  • Chapter - 04: Social responsibility;
  • Chapter - 05: A practice-based approach to social entrepreneurship;
  • Chapter - 06: Social or commercial business?;
  • Chapter - 07: Social enterprise start-ups;
  • Chapter - 08: Social innovation and social value creation;
  • Chapter - 09: Social business modelling;
  • Chapter - 10: The role of digitisation in social business modelling;
  • Chapter - 11: Social entrepreneurial learning;
  • Chapter - 12: Social financing;
  • Chapter - 13: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and COP (27)