Social Entrepreneurship

New Models of Sustainable Social Change

Edited by Alex Nicholls

Examines the phenomenon of 'social entrepreneurship' as practised by grass-roots activists, NGOs, policy makers, international institutions, and corporations
Seeks to address the ambiguity around the term 'social entrepreneurship' and develop clear frameworks to understand it
International focus
Contributions from leading academics, policy makers, and practitioners of social entrepreneurship, including Muhammad Yunus, Geoff Mulgan, and Bill Drayton
Preface by Jeff Skoll, founder of eBay
Alex Nicholls provides a substantial new preface to this paperback edition, reflecting on the latest developments in the study and practice of social entrepreneurship

New to this Edition:

New preface from Alex Nicholls to paperback edition
Bibliography updated with latest literature references

Social Entrepreneurship

New Models of Sustainable Social Change

Edited by Alex Nicholls

Description

'Social Entrepreneurship' is a term that has come to be applied to the activities of grass-roots activists, NGOs, policy makers, international institutions, and corporations, amongst others, which address a range of social issues in innovative and creative ways.

Themed around the emerging agendas for developing new, sustainable models of social sector excellence and systemic impact, Social Entrepreneurship offers, for the first time, a wide-ranging, internationally-focused selection of cutting-edge work from leading academics, policy makers, and practitioners. Together they seek to clarify some of the ambiguity around this term, describe a range of social entrepreneurship projects, and establish a clear set of frameworks with which to understand it.

Included in the volume are contributions from Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize and the father of microfinance, Geoff Mulgan, former head of the British prime minister's policy unit, and Bill Drayton, founder of the Ashoka network of social entrepreneurs. Jeff Skoll, founder of the Skoll Foundation, and first president of eBay, provides a preface. Alex Nicholls provides a substantial new preface to this paperback edition, reflecting on the latest developments in the study and practice of social entrepreneurship.

Social Entrepreneurship

New Models of Sustainable Social Change

Edited by Alex Nicholls

Preface, Jeff Skoll
Introduction, Alex Nicholls
Part I: New Perspectives
1:Social Business Entrepreneurs are the Solution, Muhammad Yunus
2:The Citizen Sector Transformed, William Drayton
3:For What It's Worth: Social Value and the Future of Social Entrepreneurship, Rowena Young
4:Cultivating the Other Invisible Hand of Social Entrepreneurship: Comparative Advantage, Public Policy, and Future Research Priorities, Geoff Mulgan
Part II: New Theories
5:Social Entrepreneurship: The Structuration of a Field, Alex Nicholls and Albert Cho
6:Social Entrepreneurship: Agency in a Globalising World, Paola Grenier
7:Rhetoric, Reality, and Research: Building a Solid Foundation for the Practice of Social Entrepreneurship, Beth Battle Anderson and J. Gregory Dees
8:Social Entrepreneurship: It's For Corporations, Too, James E. Austin, Herman B. Leonard, Ezequiel Reficco, and Jane Wei-Skillern
9:Social Entrepreneurship: Exploring a Cultural Mode Amidst Others in the Church of England, Doug Foster
Part III: New Models
10:Social Enterprise Models and Their Mission and Money Relationships, Sutia Kim Alter
11:The Socially Entrepreneurial City, Charles Leadbeater
12:Helping People is Difficult: Growth and Performance in Social Enterprises Working for International Relief and Development, Alex Jacobs
13:The Social Entrepreneurship Collaboratory (SE Lab): A University Incubator for a Rising Generation of Social Entrepreneurs, Gordon M. Bloom
Part IV: New Directions
14:Wayfinding without a Compass: Philanthropy's Changing Landscape and its Implications for Social Entrepreneurs, Sally Osberg
15:Delivering on the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship: Challenges Faced in Launching a Global Social Capital Market, Pamela Hartigan
16:Social Entrepreneurship: The Promise and the Perils, Jerr Boschee
17:Moving Ahead Together: Implications of a Blended Value Framework for the Future of Social Entrepreneurship, Jed Emerson
Endnote, Alex Nicholls

Social Entrepreneurship

New Models of Sustainable Social Change

Edited by Alex Nicholls

Author Information

Edited by Alex Nicholls, University Lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Contributors:

Sutia Kim Alter, Virtue Ventures,
Beth Battle Anderson, Duke University,
James E. Austin, Harvard Business School,
Gordon M. Bloom, Harvard University,
Jerr Boschee, Institute for Social Entrepreneurs,
Albert Hyunbae Cho, Management consultant and independent researcher,
J. Gregory Dees, Duke University,
William Drayton, Ashoka,
Jed Emerson, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford,
Doug Foster, University of Surrey,
Paolo Grenier, London School of Economics,
Pamela Hartigan, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship,
Alex Jacobs, MANGO,
Charles Leadbeater, Demos,
Herman B. Leonard, Harvard Business School,
Geoff Mulgan, Director, Young Foundation,
Alex Nicholls, Skoll Centre for Social, Entrepreneurship, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford,
Sally Osberg, Skoll Foundation,
Ezequiel Reficco, Harvard Business School,
Jane Wei-Skillern, Harvard Business School,
Jeff Skoll, Skoll Foundation,
Rowena Young, Director, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford,
Muhammad Yunus Founder Grameen Bank
and winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize

Social Entrepreneurship

New Models of Sustainable Social Change

Edited by Alex Nicholls

Reviews and Awards

Review from previous edition 'Social enterprise is an exciting movement which challenges both private and public sectors. To succeed in realising its potential it needs to be supported by evidence, analysis, and academic insight. The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship provides a hub for this thinking and Dr Alex Nicholls' latest book is a strong contribution to the field.' - Ed Miliband MP, Secretary for the Cabinet