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The search for social entrepreneurship

Title
The search for social entrepreneurship [electronic resource] / Paul C. Light.
Author
Light, Paul Charles.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.

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Description
1 online resource (xiii, 295 p.) : ill.
Summary
"Outlines the debate on how to define social entrepreneurship, examining the four main components of social entrepreneurship: ideas, opportunities, organizations, and the entrepreneurs. Presents research on high-performing nonprofits, exploring how they differ across the four key components. Offers recommendations for future action and research in this burgeoning field"--Provided by publisher.
Uniform Title
Search for social entrepreneurship (Online)
Alternative Title
Search for social entrepreneurship (Online)
Subject
  • Social entrepreneurship
  • Nonprofit organizations > Management
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-282) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Declaring assumptions -- Building sites -- Creating strategies -- Exploring the evidence -- Selecting cases -- Comparing activity -- Drawing conclusions.
LCCN
2008025541
OCLC
ssj0000242707
Author
Light, Paul Charles.
Title
The search for social entrepreneurship [electronic resource] / Paul C. Light.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-282) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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