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Social and Commercial Entrepreneurship: Same, Different, or Both?

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  • James Austin
  • Howard Stevenson
  • Jane Wei–Skillern

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Entrepreneurship has been the engine propelling much of the growth of the business sector as well as a driving force behind the rapid expansion of the social sector. This article offers a comparative analysis of commercial and social entrepreneurship using a prevailing analytical model from commercial entrepreneurship. The analysis highlights key similarities and differences between these two forms of entrepreneurship and presents a framework on how to approach the social entrepreneurial process more systematically and effectively. We explore the implications of this analysis of social entrepreneurship for both practitioners and researchers.

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  • James Austin & Howard Stevenson & Jane Wei–Skillern, 2006. "Social and Commercial Entrepreneurship: Same, Different, or Both?," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 30(1), pages 1-22, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:entthe:v:30:y:2006:i:1:p:1-22
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2006.00107.x
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