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Social entrepreneurship and social networks
Dufays, Frédéric
2013
 

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Keywords :
Social entrepreneurship; Social network
Abstract :
[en] In this presentation, we argue that the sociology of social networks may provide interesting insights with regard to the emergence of social entrepreneurship both at micro and macro levels. There have already been several calls for research on social networks in the context of social entrepreneurship (Certo & Miller 2008; Gedajlovic, et al. 2013; Haugh 2007; Mair & Marti 2006; Short, et al. 2009). These calls often address the differences in structure and effects of social networks in a social entrepreneurship setting as compared to commercial entrepreneurship. So far, these calls have poorly been answered and there remain important gaps in the literature. We first briefly present the sociology of social networks. Then, in order to clarify the gap, we review the extant literature on social entrepreneurship with regard to social networks. Next, we identify, within the entrepreneurship literature, theoretical frameworks that use social networks as a source of entrepreneurship. Finally, we explore those identified frameworks and evaluate whether they may be relevant for future research in social entrepreneurship.
Research center :
CES - Centre d'Économie Sociale - ULiège
Disciplines :
General management, entrepreneurship & organizational theory
Author, co-author :
Dufays, Frédéric  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > Management en économie sociale
Language :
English
Title :
Social entrepreneurship and social networks
Alternative titles :
[fr] Entrepreneuriat social et réseaux sociaux
Publication date :
29 May 2013
Event name :
2nd IAP-SOCENT Day
Event organizer :
CIRTES, Université Catholique de Louvain
IAP SOCENT
Event place :
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Event date :
29 mai 2013
Name of the research project :
PAI SOCENT "If not for profit, for what? And how?"
Funders :
BELSPO - SPP Politique scientifique - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique
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