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Antecedents And Consequences Of Ambidextrous Orientation Among Social Entrepreneurs, Sarah N. Kimakwa
Antecedents And Consequences Of Ambidextrous Orientation Among Social Entrepreneurs, Sarah N. Kimakwa
Theses and Dissertations
Social entrepreneurship refers to the “the process of identifying, evaluating, and exploiting opportunities aimed at social value creation by means of commercial market-based activities and the use of a wide range of resources” (Bacq & Janssen, 2011, p. 388). Social entrepreneurs use market-based strategies and innovative approaches to address various social, economic, and environmental challenges. motivated by compassion, empathy, and a commitment for alleviating others suffering (Miller, Grimes, et al., 2012), they establish social ventures with a dual mission of social and economic value creation.
To meet the challenges of addressing pressing social, economic and environmental issues not tackled by …