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Social and Commercial Entrepreneurship: Same, Different, or Both?

James Austin; Howard Stevenson; Jane Wei–Skillern

Harvard Business School

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 2006

Entrepreneurship has been the engine propelling much of the growth of the business sector as well as a driving force behind the rapid expansion of the social sector. This article offers a comparative analysis of commercial and social entrepreneurship using a prevailing analytical model from commercial entrepreneurship. The analysis highlights key similarities and differences between these two forms of entrepreneurship and presents a framework on how to approach the social entrepreneurial process more systematically and effectively. We explore the implications of this analysis of social entrepreneurship for both practitioners and researchers.

DOI
10.1111/j.1540-6520.2006.00107.x
Volume
30 (1)
Pages
1-22
Language
en
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