7 Exploring the Landscape of Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystems and Drawing a Roadmap for Future Research
Abstract
An emerging stream of research focuses on the complex interface between social entrepreneurs and their local contexts. The main insight of this research is that social entrepreneurs are embedded in “social entrepreneurship ecosystems” (SEEs) – the interdependent actors and factors in local communities that enable social entrepreneurship. Although studies are beginning to address key questions about the characteristics and functioning of SEEs, the SEE literature remains unorganized with limited cross-fertilization among studies. As a result, a unified body of knowledge about the topic has been ...
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