Social Entrepreneurship Author:Johanna Mair, Jeffrey Robinson, Kai Hockerts Social Entrepreneurship, understood as innovative approaches to solving social problems and at the same time creating economic value, has become a global phenomenon. This book offers an in-depth and comprehensive discussion of this vibrant area of research and broadens the up until now limited understanding of the theoretical foundations of this... more » phenomenon. New avenues of research provide insights into some of the fundamental questions about the field, while rigorous academic analyses provide an excellent introduction to social entrepreneurship theory and a framework for future research.« less