Table of Contents
List of Figures ix
List of Tables x
Foreword André Habisch xi
Acknowledgements xii
List of Abbreviations xiv
Part I Introduction
Prologue 3
1 Introduction 7
Motivation and objectives 7
Classification in the philosophy of science, and research strategy 10
Course of investigation 13
Part II The Social Entrepreneurship Phenomenon
2 Evolution and Context 21
Origin and development 21
Historic examples 22
Growing demand and lack of solutions 23
Improving conditions 25
Positioning among the three sectors of society 27
Evolution of the three sectors 27
Positioning of social entrepreneurship 28
Delimitation to other organizations 29
3 Terminological Clarification 35
Constitutive elements 36
Entrepreneurship 36
The social mission 41
A comparison of entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship 45
Existing concepts 49
Different meanings 50
Two schools of thought 52
Definition overview and analysis 53
Part II Interim Summary and Working Definition 67
Part III Theoretical Perspectives
4 The Challenge of Public Goods Provision 75
Public goods theory 75
Characteristics of public goods 76
Market failure, free-riding and hidden preferences 77
The state as provider of public goods 80
Social capital as a specific public good 82
Social entrepreneurial organizations as catalysts of public goods provision 85
Types of market failures addressed 86
Characteristics of goods provided 87
Social capital and social entrepreneurship 88
5 The Resource Dependency of Organizations 94
Resource dependency theory 94
Development and theoretical relations 95
Core statements 96
Dependency, uncertainty and power 97
Incentives 100
Social entrepreneurial organizations as resource dependent organizations 102
Resource dependency and sustainability 103
Resource needs and related dependencies 106
Types of incentives used by social entrepreneurial organizations 115
Part III Interim Summary 122
Part IV Social Entrepreneurial Strategies to Catalyze Public Goods Provision
6 The Business Model as a Unit of Analysis 129
Background to the business model concept 129
Origin and current usage 129
Conceptualization in the literature 130
Adequacy of the business model as a unit of analysis 134
Business model dimensions 135
Overview of business model dimensions 136
Dimensions of the social entrepreneurial business model 137
7 Individual Incentive Strategies 144
Value proposition strategies 145
Social value creation with target group 146
Social value creation for target group 147
Hybrid social value creation 148
Product design and market definition strategies 149
Product design 149
Market definition 154
Strategies for the internal value creation architecture 158
Resources 159
Value chain 168
Structure 169
Growth 171
Strategies for the external value creation architecture 173
Customers 173
Value creation partners 175
Clusters in individual incentive strategies 179
Strategy clusters 179
Similarities regarding the context 180
8 Incentive Strategies from a Holistic Perspective 188
Methodological approach 188
The case study as a qualitative empirical research method 188
Application of case study methodology 190
Methodological approach and application in this analysis 192
Case study analysis 196
Social value creation with target group: BISS eV 196
Social value creation for target group: Phulki 209
Hybrid value creation: Adopt-a-Business Ltd 221
Part V Conclusions and Implications
9 Conclusions and Implications 245
Summary of results 245
Implications for research 252
Implications for practice 256
Appendix: Database of social entrepreneurial organizations 259
Bibliography 263
Index 281
