Social Business: Defining and Situating the Concept

Andrea Grove () and Gary A. Berg ()
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Andrea Grove: California State University Channel Islands
Gary A. Berg: California State University Channel Islands

Chapter Chapter 1 in Social Business, 2014, pp 3-22 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter defines the concept of social business, including Type I and Type II social businesses. By situating social business in a broader range of related ideas, we clarify its evolution and distinctiveness. The authors also raise questions about issues that surface in the creation and study of social business, including the question of selfish human nature; the need for social performance indicators; understanding of social and cultural contexts; and the political implications of social change. This first chapter also describes the format of the rest of the book.

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Nonprofit Organization; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-45275-8_1

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