Social Entrepreneurship and Social Business

This compilation offers students a comprehensive overview of the field of socialentrepreneurship. Leading European researchers and lecturers such as Ann-KristinAchleitner, Markus Beckmann, Heather Cameron, Pascal Dey, Andreas Heinecke,Benjamin Huybrechts, Alex Nicholls, Johanna Mair, Susan Müller and Chris Steyaerthave contributed to this textbook.Content- The Field: Background, Characteristics, Definitions, Drivers, Challenges- The People: Personality of Social Entrepreneurs, Human Resource Management,Volunteer Motivation, Collaborations and Partnerships- The Business: Business Models, Marketing, Financing, Performance Measurement,Scaling Strategies- The Market: Social Entrepreneurship in the Market System, Impact, Critical ReflectionsTarget GroupsStudents and lecturers of Business and Economics, in particular those with a focuson social entrepreneurship in Master of Science, Bachelor and MBA programsSocial entrepreneurs and organizations supporting social entrepreneursEditorsProf. Dr. Christine K. Volkmann is head of the Chair of Entrepreneurship and EconomicDevelopment at the Schumpeter School of Business and Economics, Universityof Wuppertal, Germany, and holds the UNESCO Chair of Entrepreneurshipand Intercultural Management.Prof. Dr. Kim Oliver Tokarski is a Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurshipas well as head of the Competence Centre on Corporate BusinessDevelopment at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland.Dr. Kati Ernst is a management consultant based in Berlin, Germany.