Handbook of Research Methods on Social Entrepreneurship

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R. Seymour
Edward Elgar Publishing, Jan 1, 2012 - Business & Economics - 288 pages
Defining 'social entrepreneurship' has in the past proved problematic, and debate continues concerning what it does and does not entail and encompass. This unique book frames the debates surrounding the phenomenon and argues that many of the diffi
 

Contents

PART I CURIOSITY
1
1 Understanding the social in social entrepreneurship
3
2 Researching social entrepreneurship
26
PART II POSTURE
49
3 Listening to narratives
51
4 Participating in research
79
5 Bounding research settings
106
PART III GATHERING
125
6 Discourse analysis
127
7 Social network analysis
150
8 Surveys and data sets
170
9 Drawing and verifying conclusions
218
PART IV VOICE
229
10 The challenge for researchers
231
Index
251
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Edited by the late Richard Seymour, formerly Senior Lecturer, Programme Director, Innovation and Enterprise and Co-Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Group, The University of Sydney Business School, Sydney, Australia

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