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Social entrepreneurship and social innovation both seek to improve the world through social change. Whereas social entrepreneurship revolves around the business side of change, social innovation focuses on the processes through which that change is generated. This textbook provides a comprehensive analysis of both topics, covering all the characteristics and elements of social innovation and social entrepreneurship, from a conceptual and practical perspective. The book has four sections: 1) Basics and concepts of Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship; 2) Business models and generation of value in social enterprises; 3) Social innovation within traditional companies, and 4) Definition and alignment of the impact of social innovation and entrepreneurship. Students and any practitioners that want to know about social innovation or social entrepreneurship will be exposed to contemporary topics in the field as well as a variety of cases and tools for its development. With its learning objectives, reflective questions, the definition of key concepts, and exercises, this book is the definitive text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in social innovation and social entrepreneurship.

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Author:   Luis Portales
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783030134556

ISBN 10:   3030134555
Pages:   207
Publication Date:   06 May 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1    Social innovation. Origins, definitions, and main elements. 12 1.1     Objectives of the chapter. 12 1.2     Introduction. 12 1.3     Background of social innovation. 12 1.4     Social innovation. A concept in construction. 13 1.5     Differences between social innovation and other innovations. 16 1.6     Sources of social innovation. 17 1.7     Conclusions. 19 1.8     Questions for debate. 20 1.9     Complementary websites or videos. 20 1.10    References. 20 2    Characteristics, types, and processes for the construction of social innovations. 23 2.1     Objectives of the chapter. 23 2.2     Introduction. 23 2.3     Core elements and characteristics of social innovations. 23 2.4     Types of social innovation. 26 2.5     The relationship between sectors for the promotion of social innovation. 28 2.6     Process of creating social innovations. 31 2.7     Conclusions. 32 2.8     Exercise. 33 2.9     Additional resources. 33 2.10    References. 34 3    Generation of values by Social Innovations. 36 3.1     Objectives of the chapter. 36 3.2     Introduction. 36 3.3     Value creation from social innovations. 36 3.4     Value proposition. Construction, development and validation. 38 3.5     Definition of values generated by social innovations. 40 3.6     Conclusions. 44 3.7     Exercise. 45 3.8     Additional resources. 46 3.9     References. 46 4    Basics, characteristics, and differences of Social Entrepreneurship. 50 4.1     Objectives of the chapter. 50 4.2     Introduction. 50 4.3     Origins and characteristics of entrepreneurship. 50 4.4     Social entrepreneurship, a proposal to integrate economic and social value. 52 4.5     Social enterprise a way to run social entrepreneurship. 54 4.6     Differences between social innovation models from traditional business and social enterprises  56 4.7     Conclusions. 56 4.8     Questions for the debate. 57 4.9     Additional resources. 57 4.10    References. 58 5    Similarities and differences among schools of Social Entrepreneurship. 61 5.1     Objectives of the chapter. 61 5.2     Introduction. 61 5.3     Social Economy School 61 5.4     Social enterprises from the Social Economy. 63 5.5     Inclusive capitalist economy. Response to the consequences of neoliberal capitalism. 65 5.6     Social enterprises from the Inclusive Capitalist Economy. 66 5.7     Differences between social entrepreneurship schools. 68 5.8     Conclusions. 69 5.9     Exercise. 70 5.10    Additional resources. 70 5.11    Referencias. 71 6    Characteristics of the social entrepreneur. 75 6.1     Objectives of the chapter. 75 6.2     Introduction. 75 6.3     Social entrepreneur, particularities, and differences that make them an agent of change  75 6.4     Challenges faced by social entrepreneurs. 77 6.5     Types of social entrepreneurs. 78 6.6     Leadership in social enterprises. The need for change as the enterprise grows up. 83 6.7     Conclusions. 84 6.8     Exercise. 85 6.9     Additional resources. 86 6.10    References. 86 7    Business models of social enterprises. 87 7.1     Objectives of the chapter. 87 7.2     Introduction. 87 7.3     Definition and understanding of the business model concept 88 7.4     Social business models as a central element of social enterprises. 90 7.5     Developing a social business model for the social enterprise. 91 7.6     Conclusions. 97 7.7     Exercise. 97 7.8     Additional resources. 98 7.9     References. 98 8    From Corporate Social Responsibility to Corporate Social Innovation. 101 8.1     Objectives of the chapter. 101 8.2     Introduction. 101 8.3     Perspectives of CSR, the link between companies and society. 102 8.4     Motivations in the implementation of CSR. 105 8.5     CSR as a source of social innovation. 108 8.6     Conclusion. 110 8.7     Questions for the debate. 111 8.8     Exercise. 111 8.9     Additional resources. 112 8.10    References. 112 9    Social innovation from companies. Social Purpose Business Models. 114 9.1     Objectives of the chapter. 114 9.2     Introduction. 114 9.3     Social Purpose Business Models. 114 9.4     Businesses from the Base of the Pyramid. 116 9.5     Inclusive Businesses. 119 9.6     Creation of Shared Value. 121 9.7     Sustainable Value. 122 9.8     Conclusion. 124 9.9     Questions for reflection. 125 9.10    Additional resources. 125 9.11    References. 125 10      Social intrapreneurship, the main factor of social innovations within traditional companies  128 10.1    Objectives of the chapter. 128 10.2    Introduction. 128 10.3    Defining intrapreneurship. 128 10.4    Social intrapreneur. 130 10.5    Differences between social entrepreneurs and social intrapreneurs. 132 10.6    Favorable environments for the social intrapreneur. 133 10.7    Conclusions. 135 10.8    Questions for the debate. 136 10.9    Additional resources. 136 10.10     References. 137 11      Social impact in social innovations. Definition, design, and evaluation. 141 11.1    Objectives of the chapter. 141 11.2    Introduction. 141 11.3    What is the social impact?. 141 11.4    Alignment of social impact in social innovations. 143 11.5    Measuring the social impact of social innovations. 146 11.6    Metrics and indicators of assessing the social impact 149 11.7    Conclusions. 151 11.8    Exercise. 152 11.9    Additional resources. 152 11.10     References. 152 12      Impact investment, a key element in the promotion of social innovation. 155 12.1    Objectives of the chapter. 155 12.2    Introduction. 155 12.3    What is an impact investment?. 156 12.4    Differences between impact investment and other types of investments. 157 12.5    Elements in the construction of an impact investment ecosystem.. 158 12.6    Mechanisms of social innovation for impact investment 159 12.7    Conclusions. 165 12.8    Exercise. 166 12.9    Additional resources. 166 12.10     References. 167 13      Alignment of Social Innovation with Sustainable Development Goals. 169 13.10  References  178

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Luis Portales is a research professor at the University of Monterrey (UDEM), Mexico, where he directs the Center for Wellbeing Studies and is the co-founder of the Social Transformation Lab, an initiative aimed at generating and strengthening social innovations of young Mexicans. He has carried out several social impact assessments and documentation of social development processes for municipal governments, non-profit organizations, and companies. He is a member of the National Research System (CONACYT). His research interests are social innovation and social entrepreneurship, social capital, social responsibility and sustainability, development, and poverty. He has served as a consultant to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Universidad Anahuac, and different national and international companies.  He has collaborated with UNDP and the OAS in the implementation of various research projects and entrepreneurship.

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