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Civic Capitalism: Entrepreneurs, Their Ventures And Communities

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  • DANIEL J. MONTI

    (Department of Sociology, Boston University, 96 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA)

  • ANDREA D. RYAN

    (Community Development Department, City of Lawrence, 147 Haverhill Street, Lawrence, MA 01840, USA)

  • CANDIDA BRUSH

    (Department of Entrepreneurship, Babson College, Babson Park, MA 02457, USA)

  • AMY GANNON

    (School of Management, Boston University, 595 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA)

Abstract

Entrepreneurs and everyday businessmen and women have long engaged in different kinds of civic-minded activities. This study explores ways that urban entrepreneurs and managers engage in civic activities while pursuing business growth. In this preliminary analysis of owners and managers who have participated in a technical assistance program geared for entrepreneurs who are ready to take their existing venture "to the next level", we identify a kind of entrepreneur whose business model incorporates a social mission. These are not "social entrepreneurs" who engage in business practices in order to push their social agenda. Nor are they mimicking businesses that follow a "corporate social responsibility" model because they were shamed into it or believe it will be good for their bottom line. These are people whose ventures must make a profit if their social mission is to be achieved. They run what we call a "civic enterprise". Their behavior reflects a kind of "civic-minded capitalism".

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  • Daniel J. Monti & Andrea D. Ryan & Candida Brush & Amy Gannon, 2007. "Civic Capitalism: Entrepreneurs, Their Ventures And Communities," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 12(03), pages 353-375.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jdexxx:v:12:y:2007:i:03:n:s1084946707000721
    DOI: 10.1142/S1084946707000721
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    1. Régis Y. Chenavaz & Alexandra Couston & Stéphanie Heichelbech & Isabelle Pignatel & Stanko Dimitrov, 2023. "Corporate Social Responsibility and Entrepreneurial Ventures: A Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-30, May.
    2. Rodney C. Runyan & Jeffrey G. Covin, 2019. "Small Business Orientation: A Construct Proposal," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 43(3), pages 529-552, May.

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