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Title Advancing Social Entrepreneurship Research: A Morphological Analysis and Future Research Agenda
ID_Doc 77642
Authors Bhardwaj, R; Weerawardena, J; Srivastava, S
Title Advancing Social Entrepreneurship Research: A Morphological Analysis and Future Research Agenda
Year 2023
Published
DOI 10.1080/19420676.2023.2199748
Abstract The social entrepreneurship (SE) literature is suggested to be in a pre-paradigmatic state lacking construct legitimacy and undefined theoretical content and boundaries. To address this issue, we undertook a morphological analysis of SE research to determine core themes and to capture the characteristics of SE ecology in an integrated framework. Specifically, it facilitates a deeper understanding of resources, opportunities, and strategies for greater value creation. Our framework also facilitates mid-range theory building in SE that will advance this promising field of research. We proffer a structuralised and integrated framework that provides consensus on the structural and ecological dynamics of the SE phenomenon. Overall, the paper makes a theoretical contribution by which the practitioners, policymakers, and social entrepreneurs can draw practical implications by understanding this field as an integrated and comprehensive body of knowledge.
Author Keywords Morphological analysis; mid-range theory building; social enterprise; social entrepreneurship; social entrepreneur; social entrepreneurship theory
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000973169000001
WoS Category Business
Research Area Business & Economics
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