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Social Entrepreneurs as Main Drivers of Social Innovation

In: Social Innovation

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  • Mirjam Schöning

    (Skoll Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Said Business School, Oxford University and former Head, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship)

Abstract

Social entrepreneurship has been defined and redefined, but the most widespread definitions prominently embed the notion of innovation in their definition. For many, social innovation and social entrepreneurship is largely the same. Social innovation only became a popular term a decade later. Social innovation describes the mechanism, the actual innovation, such as microfinance, micro-insurance or off-grid energy solutions. Social entrepreneur and the social enterprise are the actors driving social change through innovation. The fact that the expression “social innovation” made a popular entry on the scene and has pushed back the use of social entrepreneurship to some degree reflects the recognition that social entrepreneurs are not the only actors bringing about social innovation. Governments, businesses and large NGOs are discovering the potential for driving social change through innovative approaches either by themselves or in cooperation with social entrepreneurs.

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  • Mirjam Schöning, 2013. "Social Entrepreneurs as Main Drivers of Social Innovation," CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, in: Thomas Osburg & René Schmidpeter (ed.), Social Innovation, edition 127, pages 111-118, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:csrchp:978-3-642-36540-9_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-36540-9_10
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