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The social value of productive entrepreneurship

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ID14867486
AuthorsZoltan J Acs (0000-0002-3599-790X, corresponding author), Mary C Boardman (0000-0002-0065-8449, City University of Seattle), Connie L Mcneely (0000-0002-4292-8195, George Mason University)
Year2013
Volume40
Issue3
Pages785-796
Publication date2013-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSmall Business Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0921-898X • E-ISSN: 1573-0913
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11187-011-9396-6
OpenAlexW2007890634
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited24

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

Business · CLARITY · Context (archaeology · Corporation · Entrepreneurship · Geography · Industrial organization · Political science · Public relations · Social enterprise · Social entrepreneurship · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Value creation · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Social Capital and Networks · Taxation and Compliance Studies

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Citations per year1,67
Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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