TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper is concerned with developing a framework which allows both economic and social entrepreneurship to be analysed.Design/methodology/approach– The framework is developed to accommodate the often neglected collective or pluralistic dimension of entrepreneurship. It draws on the behavioural approach to adopt a straightforward definition of social entrepreneurship – focusing on the creation of a social enterprise (co‐operative, mutual or voluntary organisation). The paper is exploratory, developing a conceptual framework, based on some case studies of social enterprises in a range of business sectors, in the UK.Findings– The findings from this small scale study provide interesting models of entrepreneurship that contrast with conventional models for SMEs.Research limitations/implications– The research has implications for research on conventional entrepreneurship, as well as creating a basis for developing the new field of social entrepreneurship.Practical implications– The paper provides policy implications for more effective support of social entrepreneurship.Originality/value– The paper establishes the importance of some distinctive factors in social entrepreneurship for policy and further research.
VL  - 33
IS  - 5/6
SN  - 0306-8293
DO  - 10.1108/03068290610660670
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/03068290610660670
AU  - Spear Roger
ED  - Bob Doherty
ED  - John Thompson
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - Social entrepreneurship: a different model?
T2  - International Journal of Social Economics
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 399
EP  - 410
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -