Founding or transforming?

• Verfasst von: Schmitz, Björn [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Scheuerle, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Founding or transforming?
• Titelzusatz: Social intrapreneurship in three German Christian-based NPOs
• Verf.angabe: Björn Schmitz and Thomas Scheuerle
• E-Jahr: 2012
• Jahr: Feb. 2012
• Umfang: 23 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 14.11.2019
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: ACRN Journal of Entrepreneurship Perspectives
• Ort Quelle: Oxford, UK : ACRN Oxford Centre, 2012
• Jahr Quelle: 2012
• Band/Heft Quelle: 1(2012), 1, Seite 13-35
• ISSN Quelle: 2224-9729
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1681906945

Abstract

In the increased discussions among scholars about social entrepreneurship, the definitions strongly emphasize innovation, social change and social value creation by using economic means. Although researchers´ definitions of social entrepreneurship do not couple social entrepreneurship to the founding of new organizations, empirical research overemphasizes those leaders that have started a new venture not long ago, often just studying those organizations or persons that have been selected by one of the practitioner groups or fellowship organizations. The effect is a vast neglect of social entrepreneurship within traditional organizations, what is usually called social intrapreneurship. Here we present three German Christian-based NPOs operating in the field of social integration and social services. The paper showcases that there is a vivid, promising and innovative potential within NPOs that is worth being investigated. We would like to contribute to a view that refocuses on well-established organizations as social change agents with high leverage power, high experience (of practices and markets) and a reasonable acquaintance with risk. A research agenda will be presented based on these findings.