The world of the social entrepreneur

By John L. Thompson. 2002

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Venturing for Others with Heart and Head: How Compassion Encourages Social Entrepreneurship (2012, background): “A social benefit is a solution to a social problem that accrues to society or a targeted segment of the population , as opposed to an individual or specific organization (Thompson, 2002).”
Mapping the Intellectual Structure of Social Entrepreneurship Research: A Citation/Co-citation Analysis (2019, unknown): “(2009), Thompson (2002), Thompson et al.”
Social Entrepreneurship: A Critical Review of the Concept (2006, background): “As Thompson (2002) has reminded us, it would be a mistake to accept this generalization.”
Personal Values as A Catalyst for Corporate Social Entrepreneurship (2005, background): “…drive social responsibility within the private sector firm, even though Thompson acknowledged that ‘‘...social entrepreneurship is in evidence in many profitseeking businesses...’’ (Thompson, 2002, p. 413) and corporate philanthropy has existed since the industrial revolution (Murray-Rust, 1995).”
Social enterprise versus social entrepreneurship: An examination of the ‘why’ and ‘how’ in pursuing social change (2013, background): “, 2011) Social benefits and returns Social return on investment, financial sustainability Domain Part of the third sector Part of the third sector Relevant to the public, private and third sectors (Thompson, 2002) Legitimacy Addressing social needs through the reallocation or application of donated ”
Conceptualizing the International For-Profit Social Entrepreneur (2011, unknown): “(Thompson, 2002; Thompson et al., 2000).”
Marginality: Addressing the Root Causes of Extreme Poverty (2011, unknown): “Unlike a business entrepreneur who typically measures performance in terms of profit and financial return, a social entrepreneur focuses on creating social capital and on improving social and environmental conditions (Dees 1998; Thompson 2002; Nicholls 2006).”
Social Entrepreneurship: Why We Don't Need a New Theory and How We Move Forward From Here (2010, background): “Thompson (2002) [P]eople with the qualities and behaviours we associate with the business entrepreneur but who operate in the community and are more concerned with caring and helping than “making money.””
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).”
National innovation system, social entrepreneurship, and rural economic growth in China (2017, unknown): “(Thompson, 2002).”
Antecedents and Outcomes of Entrepreneurial and Market Orientations in a Non-profit Context: Theoretical and Empirical Insights (2007, background): “The Non-Profit Challenge The rapid growth of the non-profit sector is increasing the competition for financial support, employees, and volunteers among these organizations (Schmid, 2004; Thompson, 2002).”
Examining the influence of servant and entrepreneurial leadership on the work outcomes of employees in social enterprises (2018, background): “Yet, although social entrepreneurs focus on creating social value, they still need to have business skills in order to raise funds and develop innovative new products and services (Thompson, 2002).”
Analyzing Social Entrepreneurship from an Institutional Perspective: Evidence from Spain (2010, background): “In line with this view, several scholars have also sought to define the social entrepreneur (Thompson et al. 2000, Thompson 2002, Dees 2001, Johnson 2003, Bornstein 2004, Sharir and Lerner 2006, Shaw and Carter 2007).”