How Social Entrepreneurs in the Third Sector Learn from Life Experiences

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ID12249145
AuthorsLaura Scheiber (0000-0003-0104-0824), Laura Ann Scheiber (0000-0002-9651-9274, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume27
Issue4
Pages1694-1717
Publication date2015-05-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueVoluntas Revista Internacional de Filosofia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2179-3786 • E-ISSN: 1573-7888
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11266-015-9597-8
OpenAlexW2158384789
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited20

In recent years, social entrepreneurs in the third sector have played an increasingly important role in addressing societal problems. Despite their growing presence in civic society, little is known about how social entrepreneurs obtain the necessary skills, knowledge, and motivation to take on this role. This exploratory study empirically addresses this gap through 27 in-depth case studies of social entrepreneurial leaders of third-sector initiatives in Brazil. Findings show that the social entrepreneurs relied on a convergence of experiences including: direct experience with inequality, interaction with target populations, volunteer work, religious institutions, social activism, formal education, professional experience, reading, and intercultural interactions. The study also presents a nuanced understanding of how the interplay among life experiences and learning processes informed these third-sector leaders. Results are relevant to scholars and practitioners committed to fostering social entrepreneurship in the third sector

Economic growth · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Exploratory research · Political science · Public relations · Social entrepreneurship · Social science · Sociology · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Family Business Performance and Succession · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

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