TY  - JOUR
AB  - Traditionally, the concept of entrepreneurship included a for‐profit bottom line. Recently, however, researchers have begun to explore an adaptation of this model called “social entrepreneurship”; that is, creating organizations for the greater good of a community, region, nation, or the world. These entrepreneurs use money that they made or inherited to establish organizations from a missionary and visionary posture. This is an arena where women have had significant impact, yet little has been written to celebrate their contributions. The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of such philanthropy, to suggest where this social ethic might have had its origins, and to provide samples of women who have been entrepreneurial in their social commitment. Suggestions for future research on women's entrepreneurial philanthropy will also be made.
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
SN  - 0964-9425
DO  - 10.1108/09649420410529889
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09649420410529889
AU  - Oppedisano Jeannette
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - Giving back: women's entrepreneurial philanthropy
T2  - Women in Management Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 174
EP  - 177
Y2  - 2024/05/14
ER  -