The social value of productive entrepreneurship |
| |
Authors: | Zoltan J. Acs Mary C. Boardman Connie L. McNeely |
| |
Affiliation: | 1. Center for Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, Arlington, VA, USA
|
| |
Abstract: | As a critical contribution to the literature on social entrepreneurship, this paper provides structure and clarity to this concept, situating it within the context of charity and philanthropy as sources of social value creation. Identifying social entrepreneurship as creating both social and economic value, we discuss productive, unproductive, and destructive entrepreneurship in terms of social value creation. To illustrate these issues comparative case studies are presented on Microsoft Corporation and Grameen Bank. Even if their successes have been derived from different motivations, these highly innovative ventures have created significant economic and social value. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|