Ryszard Praszkier, Andrzej Nowak

Social Entrepreneurship

Theory and Practice

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Social Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice is about the creative ways in which social entrepreneurs solve pressing and insurmountable social problems. Theories of social change are presented to help demystify the 'magic' of making an immense, yet durable and irreversible, social impact. Utilizing case studies drawn from various fields and all over the world, the authors document how social entrepreneurs foster bottom-up change that empowers people and societies. They also review the specific personality traits of social entrepreneurs and introduce the new kind of leadership they represent. This book will be valuable to undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students, while remaining accessible to non-academic readers thanks to its clear language, illustrative case studies and guidelines on how to become a successful social entrepreneur.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9780521767316
• ISBN-10: 0521767318
• Artikelnr.: 33767080

Autorenporträt

Ryszard Praszkier, Ph.D., is a researcher at the University of Warsaw Complex Systems Research Center. His main field of interest involves the mechanisms of profound peaceful transitions, including social-change processes facilitated by social entrepreneurs, with a special focus on the role and properties of social networks supporting durable social change. Dr Praszkier has authored several academic publications regarding how social entrepreneurs find innovative ways to approach intractable conflicts. For more than 15 years, he has worked for Ashoka, Innovators for the Public, an international association that promotes social entrepreneurship in more than 70 countries.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Social Entrepreneurship: 1. Defining social entrepreneurship: an overview
2. Dimensions of social entrepreneurship
3. Identifying social entrepreneurship in practice
Part II. The Dynamics of Social Change: 4. Social change theories and dilemmas
5. Equilibrium and complexity
6. Theory of social emergence
Part III. Social Capital Built by Social Entrepreneurs: 7. Social capital
8. Social networks: bedrock of social capital
9. Personality traits that facilitate the building of social capital
Part IV. A New Kind of Leadership: 10. Social entrepreneurship: a dynamical account
11. A new kind of leadership
12. Addressing insurmountable problems and conflicts
Epilogue: the past and the future.

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Part I. Social Entrepreneurship: 1. Defining social entrepreneurship: an overview; 2. Dimensions of social entrepreneurship; 3. Identifying social entrepreneurship in practice; Part II. The Dynamics of Social Change: 4. Social change theories and dilemmas; 5. Equilibrium and complexity; 6. Theory of social emergence; Part III. Social Capital Built by Social Entrepreneurs: 7. Social capital; 8. Social networks: bedrock of social capital; 9. Personality traits that facilitate the building of social capital; Part IV. A New Kind of Leadership: 10. Social entrepreneurship: a dynamical account; 11. A new kind of leadership; 12. Addressing insurmountable problems and conflicts; Epilogue: the past and the future.

Rezensionen

"Science can open a new line of understanding by observing phenomena closely. This is what is happening with Richard Praszkier and Andrzej Nowak's book. It is a fascinating read that blends together cutting-edge scientific understanding with real life stories. It is a book that will not only explain but also invite much needed social change."
-- Andrea Bartoli, Columbia University