Social Entrepreneurship: An Effective Tool for Meeting Social Challenges and Sustainable Development

Moses, Chinonye, Love and Olokundun, Ayodele Maxwell (2014) Social Entrepreneurship: An Effective Tool for Meeting Social Challenges and Sustainable Development. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Journal, 2 (3). pp. 158-169. ISSN 2310-0079, e-ISSN: 2311-1836

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Abstract

A stable social environment will in no doubt facilitate sustainability of any economy. The dynamism of social entrepreneurship is undoubtedly a spring board for overcoming social challenges towards sustainable development of any nation. Specifically, this paper focuses on the pivotal role of social entrepreneurship as an effective tool against social challenges towards the initialization of sustainable development in an economy. This paper draws on existing literature to focus on the following parts; part one is the introduction, part two focuses on the concepts of entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurs and social challenges, part three examined principles of social entrepreneurship, models of social entrepreneurship and motivations of social entrepreneurs, part four looked at sustainable development and social entrepreneurship: a tool for facilitating sustainable development in developing countries while part five is conclusion and recommendations.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Entrepreneurship, Social entrepreneurship, Social entrepreneurs and Sustainable development
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	19 Jan 2015 12:03
Last Modified:	01 Mar 2016 11:24
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/3358

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