Social entrepreneurship review: a gap in the Latin American context
Journal
Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management
ISSN
1536-5433
1536-5433
Date Issued
2021
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
URL Institutional Repository
Abstract
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title>
<jats:p>Social entrepreneurship (SE) has been a field of research that has interested researchers for over 30 years. However, there is no consensus on the concept of SE, and research in this field moves in several directions. The purpose of this study is to summarize the definitions of SE, propose a unified definition of SE and describe the state-of-the-art of SE in the Latin American context.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title>
<jats:p>This study carries out a literature review on SE from 2010 to 2020 to explore the main topics in the SE field, searching, reviewing and selecting the most representative articles published.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title>
<jats:p>The findings of this study suggest agreements and disagreements in the main topics of SE and reveal a significant gap in the SE research in the Latin American scenario.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title>
<jats:p>This study contributes to the future growth of SE literature under a common umbrella that allows for more and better knowledge in this field and proposes a novel research agenda for the SE field in Latin America.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title>
<jats:p>Social entrepreneurship (SE) has been a field of research that has interested researchers for over 30 years. However, there is no consensus on the concept of SE, and research in this field moves in several directions. The purpose of this study is to summarize the definitions of SE, propose a unified definition of SE and describe the state-of-the-art of SE in the Latin American context.</jats:p>
</jats:sec>
<jats:sec>
<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title>
<jats:p>This study carries out a literature review on SE from 2010 to 2020 to explore the main topics in the SE field, searching, reviewing and selecting the most representative articles published.</jats:p>
</jats:sec>
<jats:sec>
<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title>
<jats:p>The findings of this study suggest agreements and disagreements in the main topics of SE and reveal a significant gap in the SE research in the Latin American scenario.</jats:p>
</jats:sec>
<jats:sec>
<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title>
<jats:p>This study contributes to the future growth of SE literature under a common umbrella that allows for more and better knowledge in this field and proposes a novel research agenda for the SE field in Latin America.</jats:p>
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Subjects
latin america
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entrepreneurship
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social responsibility
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new ventures
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social entrepreneurship
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social venture
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social enterprise
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socially oriented business
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emprendimiento social
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america latina
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iniciativa social
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empresa social
;
empresa socialmente orientada
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empreendedorismo social
;
america latina
;
iniciativa social
;
empresa social
;
empresa socialmente orientada