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Business Models for Social Entrepreneurs

Business Models for Social Entrepreneurs

Alphonce Tavona Shiri
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781522519232|ISBN10: 1522519238|EISBN13: 9781522519249
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1923-2.ch025
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Shiri, Alphonce Tavona. "Business Models for Social Entrepreneurs." Entrepreneurship: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 536-548. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1923-2.ch025

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Shiri, A. T. (2017). Business Models for Social Entrepreneurs. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Entrepreneurship: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 536-548). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1923-2.ch025

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Shiri, Alphonce Tavona. "Business Models for Social Entrepreneurs." In Entrepreneurship: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 536-548. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1923-2.ch025

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Abstract

Social Entrepreneurs creatively contribute towards the welfare of marginalized members of society by availing affordable products and services. The objective of this chapter is to critically discuss the concept of social entrepreneurship and provide some theoretical lens through which one can understand the activities that are carried out by social entrepreneurs. This chapter describes social entrepreneurs from a bricolage and a social constructionist perspective. While a plethora of definitions of social entrepreneurship exists, this chapter filters a few definitions and elaborates on common elements that increase our understanding of the concept of social entrepreneurship. Various models of social entrepreneurship serve different social goals and these are discussed with aid of examples. Factors that determine the adoption of a model range from the scale of the social mission, characteristics of the clients to the type of intended social beneficiaries of the venture.

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