Synopses & Reviews
Social enterprisesor real businesses that trade for a social purposeare a growing phenomenon that play an increasingly important role in society, but there is widespread confusion and controversy over how to define them. This exciting book includes nearly forty interviews with the most influential and experienced social enterprise practitioners, supporters, thinkers, and policy makers. In their own words, they discuss their organizations, values, and world-changing goals, providing fresh clarity and understanding on the real value of social enterprises. Jargon-free, the book delivers a lively and clear introduction to what social enterprises are, how they can change individual lives, and, by challenging assumptions, it offers new directions for the future of capitalism. Inside Social Enterprise is a unique guide for aspiring practitioners, students, researchers, and public sector staff.
Review
“By ensuring their subjects come from a broader—and deeper—social enterprise pool than is sometimes the case, the authors have succeeded in creating a multifaceted, and therefore more accurate, portrayal of the sector and where it might be headed.”
Synopsis
Bringing together the core business and management topics impacting on the strategy and operation of social enterprise organizations, Management for Social Enterprise is an exciting new text for postgraduate courses in Social Enterprise and Social Enterprise Management.
With chapters that cover strategy, finance, ethics, social accounting, marketing and people management for social enterprises, the textbook is structured to include Case Studies, Reflections, References and Web sources.
Synopsis
Brings together the core business and management topics impacting on the strategy and operation of social enterprise organizations
Synopsis
Management for Social Enterprise overviews the key business topics required by social entrepreneurs, and managers in social enterprises, with perspectives on strategy, finance, ethics, governance, marketing, and people management. Written in direct, accessible language by a team of authors currently teaching and researching in this sector, each chapter is fully supported with useful resources. Chapters include brief overviews, further reading, suggested web resources and, importantly, international case studies, drawing on real-life business examples.
About the Author
Helen Fitzhugh is a social researcher and PhD student at the University of East Anglia, UK, and a former researcher at the Guild Social Economy Services CIC.Nicky Stevenson has been an active part of the social enterprise sector for over twenty years and is a founder and former partner at the Guild Social Economy Services CIC.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Social enterprises today
From the sidelines to the mainstream? Two personal introductions to social enterprise
About the Voices
The Voices
A social enterprise movement for the future: an overview