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‘Profit Is Not a Dirty Word’: Social Entrepreneurship and Community Development

‘Profit Is Not a Dirty Word’: Social Entrepreneurship and Community Development AbstractThis exploratory study proposes a theoretical framework based on Max Weber's types of rationality to understand the motivations for and operationalization of social entrepreneurship (SE), drawing from the case of Homebaked, an organization operating in Liverpool, UK. Face-to-face interviews with nine Homebaked's members, including management, were complemented by several on-site observations, industry and consulting report reviews. A juxtaposition between entrepreneurship and SE emerged, in that for-profit principles were implemented to drive and achieve objectives of social causes. From a theoretical perspective, a strong connection was revealed between the findings and all four types of rationality, as postulated by Kalberg. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Taylor & Francis

‘Profit Is Not a Dirty Word’: Social Entrepreneurship and Community Development

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‘Profit Is Not a Dirty Word’: Social Entrepreneurship and Community Development

Duarte Alonso, Abel; Kok, Seng; O’Brien, Seamus
Journal of Social Entrepreneurship , Volume 11 (2): 23 – May 3, 2020

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AbstractThis exploratory study proposes a theoretical framework based on Max Weber's types of rationality to understand the motivations for and operationalization of social entrepreneurship (SE), drawing from the case of Homebaked, an organization operating in Liverpool, UK. Face-to-face interviews with nine Homebaked's members, including management, were complemented by several on-site observations, industry and consulting report reviews. A juxtaposition between entrepreneurship and SE emerged, in that for-profit principles were implemented to drive and achieve objectives of social causes. From a theoretical perspective, a strong connection was revealed between the findings and all four types of rationality, as postulated by Kalberg.

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Taylor & Francis
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© 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
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1942-0684
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1942-0676
DOI
10.1080/19420676.2019.1579753
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Abstract

AbstractThis exploratory study proposes a theoretical framework based on Max Weber's types of rationality to understand the motivations for and operationalization of social entrepreneurship (SE), drawing from the case of Homebaked, an organization operating in Liverpool, UK. Face-to-face interviews with nine Homebaked's members, including management, were complemented by several on-site observations, industry and consulting report reviews. A juxtaposition between entrepreneurship and SE emerged, in that for-profit principles were implemented to drive and achieve objectives of social causes. From a theoretical perspective, a strong connection was revealed between the findings and all four types of rationality, as postulated by Kalberg.

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Journal of Social Entrepreneurship – Taylor & Francis

Published: May 3, 2020

Keywords: Social entrepreneurship; motivations; operationalization; Weber’s types of rationality; local community

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