Understanding Social Entrepreneurship: The Relentless Pursuit of Mission in an Ever Changing World

by Jill Kickul, Thomas S. Lyons

Overview

Understanding Social Entrepreneurship is the leading textbook that provides students with a comprehensive overview of the field. It brings the mindset, principles, strategies, tools, and techniques of entrepreneurship into the social sector to present innovative solutions to today’s vexing social issues.

Kickul and Lyons cover all the key topics relevant to social entrepreneurship, including a detailed examination of each of the steps in the entrepreneurial process. This fourth edition features full colour presentation for the best possible reading experience and continues to provide students and lecturers with a great range of valued features, including:

• A process-oriented format, taking students through discovery, design, development, and delivery
• Updated and new case studies, with improved global coverage
• "Voices From the Field" sections that explore evidence-based research from the field

Bringing together a rigorous theoretical foundation and a strong practical focus, this is the go-to resource for students of social entrepreneurship at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367220327
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/14/2020
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	374
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jill Kickul is the distinguished professor of social entrepreneurship at EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey. Prior to joining Tecnológico de Monterrey, she was the research director in social entrepreneurship in the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab and was a professor of clinical entrepreneurship in the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies in the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA. She teaches courses in entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and social impact strategies. She has published more than 100 journal articles and books on the subject of entrepreneurship.

Thomas S. Lyons is the Clarence E. Harris Chair of Excellence in Entrepreneurship in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA. He has expertise in the following'subjects: entrepreneurship, community economic development, strategic planning, and public–private partnerships. He is co-author or editor of 16 books and has published over 60 articles and papers in scholarly outlets on entrepreneurial and economic strategy.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 2 Defining and Distinguishing Social Entrepreneurship 3 Recognizing Social Opportunities 4 Designing and Modelling a Social Venture 5 Developing a Strategic Plan for a Social Venture 6 Organizational Structure 7 Funding Social Ventures 8 Measuring Social Impact 9 Scaling the Social Venture 10 Social Intrapreneurship 11 Social Entrepreneurship and Environmental Sustainability 12 The Social Entrepreneurship Support Ecosystem 13 Social Entrepreneurship Models in Developing Countries

Editorial Reviews

"Understanding Social Entrepreneurship is one of the most comprehensive examinations of social entrepreneurship ever written. Kickul and Lyons completely capture both the essence and current surges in the field, covering every aspect from definition, opportunity, and scaling to funding, measurement, and ecosystems. For any scholar developing a course in social entrepreneurship, this is THE book!" –Donald F. Kuratko, Indiana University – Bloomington, USA

"The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) launched a teaching certificate in Social Entrepreneurship in 2012. Participants in the certificate program are faculty who are interested in creating and teaching courses in social entrepreneurship. Understanding Social Entrepreneurship is the recommended text for this certificate program and our participants value the up to date content and teaching tools provided. I personally use this text in courses I teach in Social Entrepreneurship and highly recommend it." —Tony Mendes, Former President, USASBE, USA

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