Social Entrepreneurs as Main Drivers of Social Innovation

Mirjam Schöning ()
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Mirjam Schöning: Skoll Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Said Business School, Oxford University and former Head, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship

A chapter in Social Innovation, 2013, pp 111-118 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Social entrepreneurship has been defined and redefined, but the most widespread definitions prominently embed the notion of innovation in their definition. For many, social innovation and social entrepreneurship is largely the same. Social innovation only became a popular term a decade later. Social innovation describes the mechanism, the actual innovation, such as microfinance, micro-insurance or off-grid energy solutions. Social entrepreneur and the social enterprise are the actors driving social change through innovation. The fact that the expression “social innovation” made a popular entry on the scene and has pushed back the use of social entrepreneurship to some degree reflects the recognition that social entrepreneurs are not the only actors bringing about social innovation. Governments, businesses and large NGOs are discovering the potential for driving social change through innovative approaches either by themselves or in cooperation with social entrepreneurs.

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneur; Social Innovation; Social Business (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-36540-9_10

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