Patterns in Social Entrepreneurship Research

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Contents: PART I. OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1. Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurship: An Analysis of the Social Sector in Six Midwest US Areas John E. Clarkin, Dayle D. Deardurff and Anne Gallagher 2. A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective on Social Business Planning: Opportunity Discovery and Exploitation in the Case of Dynamo Camp Francesco Perrini and Clodia Vurro 3. Applying Disruptive Innovation Theory to Green-Tech Ventures Moriah Meyskens and Todd W. Moss PART II. THE KEY ROLE OF THE LEADER IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 4. The Role of Personal Values in Social Entrepreneurship Michael Conger 5. Is Social Entrepreneurship Transformational Leadership in Action? Divya Bhutiani, Kimberly Flicker, Padmakumar Nair and Aard Groen PART III. A STAKEHOLDER APPROACH TO STUDY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 6. Sustaining the Stakeholder Engagement in the Social Enterprise: The Human Resource Architecture Rita Bissola and Barbara Imperatori 7. Stakeholder Salience and Disruptive Innovation in Social Entrepreneurship Todd W. Moss and Moriah Meyskens 8. Balancing Competition and Collaboration: How Early-Stage Social Ventures Succeed Aparna Katre, Paul Salipante, Barbara Bird and Sheri Perelli 9. The Dynamics and Long-Term Stability of Social Enterprise Dennis R. Young, Janelle A. Kerlin, Simon Teasdale and Jung-In Soh PART IV. THE LEGITIMATION OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 10. Verifying Social Enterprises: Applying Lessons from Fair-Trade and Other Certifications Elizabeth Bennett, Donald Gregory, Robert Leaver and Kelly Ramirez 11. From Private to Public: Community Institutions, Corporate Social Action, and Sustainable Economic Development Stephen J. Mezias and Mohamad Fakhreddin