Investigating Social Entrepreneurship: A Multidimensional Model

By J. Weerawardena, Gillian Sullivan Mort. 2006

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Subfields: Management of Technology and Innovation, Marketing, Sociology and Political Science

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Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Is Entrepreneurial will Enough? A North–South Comparison (2011, background): “Social entrepreneurs are particularly risk-averse because of their diversified and somewhat volatile sources of revenue as well as their focus on the longevity of the firm (Weerawardena and Mort, 2005).”
Social entrepreneurship education in higher education: insights from a developing country (2013, background): “While Anderson et al. (2006), consider it as the expression of virtuous behaviour in order to achieve a social mission, Weerawardena and Mort (2006) suggest that an organisations’ social mission is the source of this kind of activity.”
A conceptual model for social entrepreneurship directed toward social impact on society (2011, methodology): “After reviewing the literature on social entrepreneurship, Weerawardena and Mort (2006)”
Social entrepreneurship as an essentially contested concept: Opening a new avenue for systematic future research (2014, background): “The internally complex character of social entrepreneurship has been acknowledged by several authors who described it as a complex, multi-dimensional concept (e.g. Nicholls, 2008; Weerawardena and Mort, 2006) and a multi-faceted phenomenon (Bacq and Janssen, 2011).”
Social Enterprises as Hybrid Organizations: A Review and Research Agenda (2014, background): “The strategic innovativeness of SEs is frequently asserted (Alvord et al. 2004; Bridgstock et al. 2010; Weerawardena and Mort 2006) and has been attributed to managing the demands of multiple stakeholders (Bridgstock et al. 2010), combining resources in new ways to meet social needs (Mair and Martì…”
Entrepreneurial behaviour in the Greek public sector (2007, background): “Theoretical framework Public entrepreneurship Numerous studies have attempted to reclaim entrepreneurship from the popular “firm-profit-making” stereotype to unleash social potential (Pittaway, 2005; Thompson, 2002; Weerawardena and Mort, 2006).”
Examining the influence of servant and entrepreneurial leadership on the work outcomes of employees in social enterprises (2018, background): “It is in this context that social innovation has been emphasized as the most important aspect of the performance of hybrid organizations such as social enterprises (Weerawardena & Mort, 2006).”
Business models as drivers of the low carbon power system transition: a multi-level perspective (2016, background): “Establishing a clear definition and typology of social businesses and how they fit within social 1 innovation is still an outstanding issue within academic literature (Dees, 2003; Weerawardena and Mort, 2006; Wilson 2 and Post, 2013; Yunus et al., 2010).”