Social Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice [Hardcover]

This book is about the creative ways in which social entrepreneurs solve pressing and insurmountable social problems.Social Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice details how social entrepreneurs solve pressing and seemingly insurmountable social problems. In-depth case studies from around the globe draw from various disciplines. The authors demonstrate how social entrepreneurship is a powerful strategy for empowering people to transform society and its institutions  or create new ones. The authors outline the specific personality traits of social entrepreneurs and introduce the new leadership models of the 21st century.Social Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice details how social entrepreneurs solve pressing and seemingly insurmountable social problems. In-depth case studies from around the globe draw from various disciplines. The authors demonstrate how social entrepreneurship is a powerful strategy for empowering people to transform society and its institutions  or create new ones. The authors outline the specific personality traits of social entrepreneurs and introduce the new leadership models of the 21st century.Social Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice details how social entrepreneurship can creatively solve pressing and seemingly insurmountable social problems. Theories of social change are presented to help demystify the magic of making an immense, yet durable and irreversible social impact. In-depth case studies from multiple disciplines and from around the globe document how social entrepreneurs foster bottom-up change that empowers people and societies. The authors review the specific personality traits of social entrepreneurs and introduce the new leadership model required for 21st-century development. This book is valuable to undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students, while remaining accessible to non-academic readers due to its clear language, illustrative case studies, and guidelines on how to apply social entrepreneurship, or becoml#