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Social Entrepreneurship as a Path for Social Change and Driver of Sustainable Development: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda

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  • Sanchita Bansal

    (University School of Management Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi 110078, India)

  • Isha Garg

    (University School of Management Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi 110078, India)

  • Gagan Deep Sharma

    (University School of Management Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi 110078, India)

Abstract

Social entrepreneurship has been recognized as a tool to attain sustainable development. This paper highlights the role of social entrepreneurship in triggering social change and attaining sustainable development. The paper contributes significantly to the existing literature by conducting a systematic review of extant works. To this end, we analyzed and reviewed 173 research papers from the Web of Science database. The results are presented in the form of descriptive findings and thematic discussion. The paper concludes by setting up the agenda for future researchers in the field.

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  • Sanchita Bansal & Isha Garg & Gagan Deep Sharma, 2019. "Social Entrepreneurship as a Path for Social Change and Driver of Sustainable Development: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-28, February.
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