The search for social entrepreneurship
By: Paul C. Light.
Publisher: Brookings Institution; Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780815752103; 9780815752110
Subjects: Social entrepreneurship; Nonprofit organizations -- Management
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Declaring assumptions; title: Building sites; title: Creating strategies; title: Exploring the evidence; title: Selecting cases; title: Comparing activity; title: Drawing conclusions.