Social entrepreneurship : theory and practice /
Praszkier, Ryszard, 1945-
Social entrepreneurship : theory and practice / Ryszard Praszkier, Andrzej Nowak. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (xx, 228 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section 1. Social entrepreneurship -- 1. Defining social entrepreneurship : an overview -- 2. Dimensions of social entrepreneurship -- 3. Identifying social entrepreneurs in practice -- Section 2. The dynamics of social change -- 4. Social-change theories and dilemmas -- 5. Equilibrium and complexity -- 6. Theory of social emergence -- Section 3. Social capital built by social entrepreneurs -- 7. Social capital -- 8. Social networks : bedrock of social capital -- 9. Personality traits that facilitate the building of social capital -- Section 4. A new kind of leadership -- 10. Social entrepreneurship : a dynamical account -- 11. A new kind of leadership -- 12. Addressing insurmountable problems and conflicts -- Epilogue : the past and the future -- Conclusion-- Appendix 1 : Becoming a social entrepreneur -- Appendix 2 : The process of assessing candidates for a fellowship -- Appendix 3 : Excerpts from interviews.
"There are certain kinds of people who garner enormous satisfaction from successfully taking on a "mission impossible" and, by so doing, actually manage to change the world, sometimes in surprising ways. Such individuals are rare, and when we become aware of them and their astonishing achievements, we observe that they cannot easily be pigeonholed or defined by their own circumstances, that is to say, they are the products of rural as well as urban areas; of developing as well as developed countries; of large cities as well as remote areas; they may be Gurkhas from the Himalayan Mountains or Maasais from East Africa. They may be well-known figures, such as Mohammad Yunus recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, or anonymous, unrecognized teachers from small villages. The question then becomes: If they are such a diverse group, what characteristics do they have in common, which allow us to identify them under one unifying rubric? And which of these shared attributes distinguish them from other social activists? These are the underlying questions that inform the book"--
English.
9781139223799 (electronic bk.) 1139223798 (electronic bk.) 9781139049467 (electronic bk.) 1139049461 (electronic bk.) 9781139220361 1139220365 1139217275 9781139217279 1139209272 9781139209274 1107225094 9781107225091 1280568631 9781280568633 1139222082 9781139222082 9786613598233 6613598232 1139214195 9781139214193
Social entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneuriat social.
PSYCHOLOGY--Social Psychology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Philanthropy & Charity.
Social entrepreneurship.
Social entrepreneurship
Soziales Engagement
Soziale Probleme
Sozialer Fortschritt
Unternehmer.
Entrepreneurship.
Psychologie.
Wirtschaftssoziologie.
Frivilligorganisationer.
Frivillig hjälpverksamhet.
Ledarskap.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HD60 / .P727 2012eb
361.7/65068
Social entrepreneurship : theory and practice / Ryszard Praszkier, Andrzej Nowak. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (xx, 228 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section 1. Social entrepreneurship -- 1. Defining social entrepreneurship : an overview -- 2. Dimensions of social entrepreneurship -- 3. Identifying social entrepreneurs in practice -- Section 2. The dynamics of social change -- 4. Social-change theories and dilemmas -- 5. Equilibrium and complexity -- 6. Theory of social emergence -- Section 3. Social capital built by social entrepreneurs -- 7. Social capital -- 8. Social networks : bedrock of social capital -- 9. Personality traits that facilitate the building of social capital -- Section 4. A new kind of leadership -- 10. Social entrepreneurship : a dynamical account -- 11. A new kind of leadership -- 12. Addressing insurmountable problems and conflicts -- Epilogue : the past and the future -- Conclusion-- Appendix 1 : Becoming a social entrepreneur -- Appendix 2 : The process of assessing candidates for a fellowship -- Appendix 3 : Excerpts from interviews.
"There are certain kinds of people who garner enormous satisfaction from successfully taking on a "mission impossible" and, by so doing, actually manage to change the world, sometimes in surprising ways. Such individuals are rare, and when we become aware of them and their astonishing achievements, we observe that they cannot easily be pigeonholed or defined by their own circumstances, that is to say, they are the products of rural as well as urban areas; of developing as well as developed countries; of large cities as well as remote areas; they may be Gurkhas from the Himalayan Mountains or Maasais from East Africa. They may be well-known figures, such as Mohammad Yunus recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, or anonymous, unrecognized teachers from small villages. The question then becomes: If they are such a diverse group, what characteristics do they have in common, which allow us to identify them under one unifying rubric? And which of these shared attributes distinguish them from other social activists? These are the underlying questions that inform the book"--
English.
9781139223799 (electronic bk.) 1139223798 (electronic bk.) 9781139049467 (electronic bk.) 1139049461 (electronic bk.) 9781139220361 1139220365 1139217275 9781139217279 1139209272 9781139209274 1107225094 9781107225091 1280568631 9781280568633 1139222082 9781139222082 9786613598233 6613598232 1139214195 9781139214193
Social entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneuriat social.
PSYCHOLOGY--Social Psychology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Philanthropy & Charity.
Social entrepreneurship.
Social entrepreneurship
Soziales Engagement
Soziale Probleme
Sozialer Fortschritt
Unternehmer.
Entrepreneurship.
Psychologie.
Wirtschaftssoziologie.
Frivilligorganisationer.
Frivillig hjälpverksamhet.
Ledarskap.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HD60 / .P727 2012eb
361.7/65068