An evolutionary perspective on social entrepreneurship ‘ecosystems’

Richard Geoffrey Hazenberg; Michael Roy

doi:10.4337/9781788972321.00006

An evolutionary perspective on social entrepreneurship ‘ecosystems’

Richard Geoffrey Hazenberg
, Michael Roy

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In this chapter we focus upon the idea that the process of social entrepreneurship needs a supportive environment in order to flourish. Drawing upon biological metaphors and evolutionary theory, we show how different environmental conditions – such as historical, political, legal and economic factors – all combine to influence various types of social enterprise that can emerge in different contexts. Reflecting on extant research on social enterprise ‘ecosystems’, we draw upon results of a large-scale European project to present a typology of different ecosystems identified thus far and suggest ways in which research on this topic could be developed further in the future.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research Agenda on Social Entrepreneurship
Editors	Anne De Bruin, Simon Teasdale
Publisher	Edward Elgar
Chapter	2
Pages	13-22
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9781788972321
ISBN (Print)	9781788972314
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788972321.00006
Publication status	Published - 26 Jul 2019

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This is a draft chapter. The final version is available in A Research Agenda for Social Entrepreneurship edited by Anne de Bruin and Simon Teasdale, published in 2019, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788972321.00006

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