Africa developmentThis article reviews research on promoting social entrepreneurship and enterprise in Africa. It also presents brief case studies on how select Western universities, NGOs and corporations are partnering with African institutions to help train and launch social entrepreneurs, to open up ...
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NAIROBI, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The new generation of African entrepreneurs has embraced ventures that are not only profitable but also help improve access to basic needs like food, clean water, shelter and education, a continental forum heard on Wednesday. Delegates attending the Africa Youth Conf...
Social entrepreneurship and ethics have a unique relationship. Social entrepreneurs engage in social entrepreneurship to advance the well-being of the disadvantaged (Dacin et al.,2010; Shepherd et al.,2023), which in turn helps advance their own well-being (Brieger et al.,2021). Social entrepr...
G. (2013). Research on Women Entrepreneurs: Challenges to (and from) the Broader Entrepreneurship Literature. The Academy of Management Annals, 7(1), 663–715. Article Google Scholar Karanda, C., & Toledano, N. (2012). Social Entrepreneurship in South Africa: A Different Narrative for a...
Social entrepreneurs differ from traditional entrepreneurs in that their main drive is to make a difference in the world or in their communities. They often have personal experience with the causes they support, which inspires their business’s mission. While traditional businesses might measure success...
The Foundation works with selected companies to advance activities of social entrepreneurs and initiatives that support social entrepreneurship. 基金會與選定的公司合作,推動社會企業家的活動和支持社會創業的倡議。 LASER-wikipedia2 The analysis in this paper is based on four social entrepreneurship cases...
Gender is relevant in the context of social entrepreneurship because women are key to poverty reduction strategies, given how their poverty or empowerment affects communities. Economically active women benefit communities and have the means to engage in social entrepreneurship. In Africa social entrepreneur...
Since 1998, the Schwab Foundation has awarded social entrepreneurs for their efforts to address major issues facing global societies. It established a new category for its 2025 awards, the "Collective Social Innovation Award." This was inspired by the collective model that social entrepreneurs develope...
South AfricaPurposeThis paper aims to contribute to the lack of research on female social entrepreneurs and their social and contextual embeddedness, promoting women's social entrepreneurial activity as promising, specifically in the South African context.Design/methodology/approachBy analyzing the founding...