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Opportunity Recognition in Social Entrepreneurship: A Thematic Meta Analysis

Year: 2012

Type: preprint

Abstract: Opportunity recognition (OR) is at the very heart of entrepreneurship. However, research on OR in the context of social entrepreneurship is still in its early stages. First, this article identifies, codifies and analyses OR-relevant articles on social entrepreneurship (SE) through the lens of Sarasvathy’s three views of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition. In the second step, statistical methods are applied on the results to indicate possible correlations among different schools of thought in SE and views on OR. OR in social ventures is found to be a prevalent topic in SE literature and differences in OR between social and commercial ventures are found.

Source: SSRN Electronic Journal

Authors: Othmar M. Lehner, Juha Kansikas

Institutions: Hanken School of Economics, Middlesex University London, University of Jyväskylä

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3136235606

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