Book description
Social entrepreneurship explained
Social entrepreneurship is a hot topic in public and non-profit management. Organizations everywhere are looking for innovative ways to respond to financial, social, and regulatory pressures. The next generation of transformative leaders will be risk takers who know how to face even the biggest challenges using market-driven strategies that get results. This book contains everything students and professionals need to know about the cutting-edge practice of social entrepreneurship.
In Social Entrepreneurship, you'll learn how to read markets and environments to identify opportunities for entrepreneurial activity. Then, the authors show to convert opportunities into successful ventures: one-time initiatives, ongoing programs and new, mission-driven organizations are all covered. Sector-specific strategies and recommendations guide readers directly to the techniques that will have the biggest impact.
Employs an evidence-based approach to help organizations achieve goals more efficiently
Offers advice on taking advantage of new technologies and untapped resources using the most current approaches
Written by renowned experts in the field of social entrepreneurship
Authors Guo and Bielefeld have been instrumental in advancing the study of social entrepreneurship, and they understand the trends and currents in the field. They bring readers up to date and ready them to begin implementing changes that really make a difference. In non-profits and government, leadership is already becoming synonymous with social entrepreneurship, and this book is its foundation.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- TABLES, FIGURES, AND EXHIBIT
- INTRODUCTION: UNDERSTANDING AND USING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- PART ONE: Social Entrepreneurship: Concept and Context
- PART TWO: Understanding and Managing the Social Entrepreneurial Process
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PART THREE: Understanding and Managing the Social Intrapreneurial Process
- chapter SEVEN: Social Intrapreneurship: Innovation from Within
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chapter EIGHT: Managing the Social Intrapreneurial Process
- THE NATURE OF INNOVATION IN ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS
- A TWO-PHASE MODEL OF THE SOCIAL INTRAPRENEURIAL PROCESS
- THE DEFINITION PROCESS
- THE IMPETUS PROCESS
- INITIATORS OF INNOVATIONS IN PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
- THE ROLE OF FRONTLINE MANAGERS IN THE SOCIAL INTRAPRENEURIAL PROCESS
- THE ROLE OF MIDDLE MANAGERS IN THE SOCIAL INTRAPRENEURIAL PROCESS
- THE ROLE OF TOP MANAGERS IN THE SOCIAL INTRAPRENEURIAL PROCESS
- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
- PART FOUR: Emerging Trends and Issues
- CONCLUSION: THE ROAD TRAVELED AND THE JOURNEY AHEAD
- NOTES
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INDEX
Product information
- Title: Social Entrepreneurship: An Evidence-Based Approach to Creating Social Value
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2014
- Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
- ISBN: 9781118356487
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