Overview
- Presents the important questions and ideas related to social entrepreneurship in India in order to develop this field of inquiry
- Provides the theoretical underpinnings as a concept and practice
- Explores the risks and opportunities of micro-entrepreneurship in India
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Addressing the need for further theorisation and operationalisation of social entrepreneurship in India, this edited collection provides a critical and deeper understanding of the social entrepreneurial ecosystem. Covering topics such as entrepreneurial intentions, empathy, impact investment and standardised social measures, the contributors explore the potential of social entrepreneurship and sustainable business models in an Indian context. Offering empirical cases and presenting a realistic perspective of the social entrepreneurship landscape in India, this collection will undoubtedly be of value to those interested in creating a social and sustainable impact in business and society.
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theoretical Contextualization
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Sustainable Business Models and Impact Investing
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Reviews
“India is one of the most important and also most interesting places for social entrepreneurship. This books bring together the leading scholars in this area and paints a vivid picture of what has already been achieved and where future challenges lie. Highly recommended!” (Kai Hockerts, Professor of Social Entrepreneurship, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark)
“This edited volume is one of its kind. By unravelling the meaning of social entrepreneurship, impact measurement, impact investing and sustainable incubators, it promotes scholarship on social entrepreneurship in India, by drawing on a context-sensitive, indigenous perspective.” (Prof. Jacques Defourny, Directeur, Centre d'Economie Sociale Director, Centre for Social Economy HEC Liège Management School - Liège Université Sart Tilman, Belgium)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Anirudh Agrawal is a PhD fellow at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, and a Visiting Assisting Professor at Bennett University, India. He was previously a full Assistant Professor at Jindal Global University in India. His areas of interest include social entrepreneurship, impact investing and entrepreneurial ecosystems and he has published and presented articles in a number of international journals and conferences.
Payal Kumar is a Professor at BML Munjal University, India, and has rich experience in both the higher education and corporate sectors. As well as being the series editor of the five-volume Palgrave Studies in Leadership and Followership, Payal is also on the editorial board of many international journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business Models
Book Subtitle: The Case of India
Editors: Anirudh Agrawal, Payal Kumar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74488-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-74487-2Published: 14 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09004-3Published: 22 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-74488-9Published: 02 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 253
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations
Topics: Entrepreneurship, Sustainability Management, Asian Business, Business Strategy/Leadership, Corporate Social Responsibility