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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS
Volume 33, Issue 5-6, Pages 399-410Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/03068290610660670
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Corporate social responsibility; Entrepreneurialism; Co-operative organizations
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Purpose - This paper is concerned with developing a framework which allows both economic and social entrepreneurship to be analysed. Design/methodology/approach - The framework is developed to accommodate the often neglected collective or pluralistic dimension of entrepreneurship. It draws on the behavioural approach to adopt a straightforward definition of social entrepreneurship - focusing on the creation of a social enterprise (co-operative, mutual or voluntary organisation). The paper is exploratory, developing a conceptual framework, based on some case studies of social enterprises in a range of business sectors, in the UK. Findings - The findings from this small scale study provide interesting models of entrepreneurship that contrast with conventional models for SMEs. Research limitations/implications - The research has implications for research on conventional entrepreneurship, as well as creating a basis for developing the new field of social entrepreneurship. Practical implications - The paper provides policy implications for more effective support of social entrepreneurship. Originality/value - The paper establishes the importance of some distinctive factors in social entrepreneurship for policy and further research.
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