Social Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Exploring the Influence of Environment

By D. Littlewood, Diane Holt. 2018

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The influence of environment on social entrepreneurship requires more concerted examination. This article contributes to emerging discussions in this area through consideration of social entrepreneurship in South Africa. Drawing upon qualitative case study research with six social enterprises, and examined through a framework of new institutional theories and writing on new venture creation, this research explores the significance of environment for the process of social entrepreneurship, for social enterprises, and for social entrepreneurs. Our findings provide insights on institutional environments, social entrepreneurship, and the interplay between them in the South African context, with implications for wider social entrepreneurship scholarship.

Subfields: Business and International Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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• Social Entrepreneurship as a Path for Social Change and Driver of Sustainable Development: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda (2019, unknown): “Clarify and define key concepts and elaborate on the essential components of social entrepreneurship Littlewood and Holt [113]; Drăgoi et al.”