Abstract
In today’s society, innovation research which focuses on the social economy is especially important. The sustainability of social innovations is paramount in order to develop an environment where the society as a whole profits and social enterprises can excel and meet a range of community needs. This book brings together a collection of papers on social entrepreneurship that have been presented at the European Conference for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE) and International Conference for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE). The papers in this book come from eight countries and they highlight important issues, Practices and Perspectives in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The editors of the book, Dr Brendan Galbraith is a Senior Lecturer and Professor Francesco Molinari is a visiting professor at the University of Ulster Business School. They have carefully selected with both academic and practitioner readers in mind, whether it is an entrepreneurship educator, researcher or practitioner.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Reading, UK |
Publisher | Academic Conferences and Publishing International |
Number of pages | 148 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-910309-58-2 |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 7 Sept 2014 |