Social Entrepreneurship 2012 - 2nd International Spring School on Social Entrepreneurship Research

2nd Doctoral Spring School on Social Entrepreneurship Research ?
Vienna, Austria, 23. 4. - 25. 4. 2012.
Topic: “Exploring the frontiers of Social Entrepreneurship Research” (3 ECTS)
From a practical perspective, social entrepreneurship denominates a form of entrepreneurship, where social entrepreneurs create and deliver social value by employing market based strategies and approaches for client and income generation. However, social entrepreneurship (SE) as a term and a construct is applied in research literature for different phenomena in various contexts (Dey and Steyaert, 2010; Mair and Marti, 2006; Thompson and Doherty, 2006; Weerawardena and Mort, 2006). The spectrum ranges from non-profit organizations in Europe and the US, embracing commercial income strategies, to entrepreneurial ventures in rural India with a focus on small community development and even includes radical change approaches on a true global and societal scale. For researchers thus, the field is far from well defined (Haugh, 2005; Peattie and Morley, 2008a; Peredo and Mclean, 2006; Reed, 2008). SE therefore invites researchers to look at the field from a multitude of disciplines and perspectives (Mair and Marti, 2006; Nicholls and Cho, 2006; Weerawardena and Mort, 2006, Lehner and Kansikas, 2011; Light, 2009; Peattie and Morley, 2008a; Short et al., 2009).
Three days of intense discussion and knowledge exchange with PhD students, post-docs, and lecturers coming from a variety of disciplines and countries wait for you ? in picturesque Vienna, Austria.
Moderation and Discussants:
? Pascal Dey, University of ST. GALLEN, Switzerland
Docent and author in Social Entrepreneurship
? Othmar Lehner, ACRN research network, University of Jyväskylä, Finland,
Editor of the Journal of Entrepreneurial Perspectives
? Alex Murdoch, University of Birmingham and London South Bank University
? Marie Ringler, ASHOKA, Country Directorate Austria
Upon successful participation, 3 ECTS from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland will be issued. Costs: EUR 380,- including lunch.
Apply now by sending a CV and motivational letter to: spring_SE-AT-acrn.eu
attn. Othmar Lehner (Editor)
ACRN ? academic collaboration and research network ? Austria - http://www.acrn.eu
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