Social entrepreneurship as a collaborative practice: Literature review and research agenda
Purpose: The aim of this article is, firstly, to explore and structure the emerging research on collaboration in social entrepreneurship, and secondly to tackle the identified gaps in the literature with a research agenda based on the communities and networks of practice theory. Methodology: The art...
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| description | Purpose: The aim of this article is, firstly, to explore and structure the emerging research on collaboration in social entrepreneurship, and secondly to tackle the identified gaps in the literature with a research agenda based on the communities and networks of practice theory. Methodology: The article relies on a systematic literature review, which summarizes the existing evidence base and critically evaluates major theoretical approaches. The analytical focus is on ambiguity and scales of collaboration. Findings: Three main research strands have been identified: first, community and public sector collaboration focusing on the participatory initiation of services by local communities; second, collaboration for resources and employment focusing on power relations between established organizations; and third, network- and micro-level collaboration focusing on collaborative governance of complex networks. A vaguely contextualized and non-critical approach to social entrepreneurship remains prominent; however, recent studies on community and network collaboration present nuanced approaches to scalarity and ambiguity. Implications for theory and practice: Existing research could benefit from explicit and broader theorization of collaboration, the analysis of ambiguous experiences and contexts and attending to the interplay between daily practices and larger-scale institutional change. The paper presents a compiled reference base and gives directions about future research and practice re-thinking social enterprise as a collaborative endeavor. Originality and value: The article contributes to social entrepreneurship studies by structuring the field and enhancing critical theory on the topic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1c1efb0cc4f448eaa703fd82a636a0052025-01-02T22:04:53ZengCognitione Foundation for the Dissemination of Knowledge and ScienceJournal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation2299-73262021-01-011719712810.7341/20211713Social entrepreneurship as a collaborative practice: Literature review and research agendaSunna Kovanen0MSc., Doctoral Researcher, Leibniz-Institute for Regional Geography, Leipzig Schongauerstrasse 9, 04328 Leipzig, GermanyPurpose: The aim of this article is, firstly, to explore and structure the emerging research on collaboration in social entrepreneurship, and secondly to tackle the identified gaps in the literature with a research agenda based on the communities and networks of practice theory. Methodology: The article relies on a systematic literature review, which summarizes the existing evidence base and critically evaluates major theoretical approaches. The analytical focus is on ambiguity and scales of collaboration. Findings: Three main research strands have been identified: first, community and public sector collaboration focusing on the participatory initiation of services by local communities; second, collaboration for resources and employment focusing on power relations between established organizations; and third, network- and micro-level collaboration focusing on collaborative governance of complex networks. A vaguely contextualized and non-critical approach to social entrepreneurship remains prominent; however, recent studies on community and network collaboration present nuanced approaches to scalarity and ambiguity. Implications for theory and practice: Existing research could benefit from explicit and broader theorization of collaboration, the analysis of ambiguous experiences and contexts and attending to the interplay between daily practices and larger-scale institutional change. The paper presents a compiled reference base and gives directions about future research and practice re-thinking social enterprise as a collaborative endeavor. Originality and value: The article contributes to social entrepreneurship studies by structuring the field and enhancing critical theory on the topic.https://jemi.edu.pl/uploadedFiles/file/all-issues/vol17/issue1/JEMI_Vol17_Issue1_2021_Article4.pdfsocial entrepreneurshipsocial enterprisecooperationcollaborationcommunities of practicenetworks of practice |
| spellingShingle | Sunna Kovanen Social entrepreneurship as a collaborative practice: Literature review and research agenda Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation social entrepreneurship social enterprise cooperation collaboration communities of practice networks of practice |
| title | Social entrepreneurship as a collaborative practice: Literature review and research agenda |
| title_full | Social entrepreneurship as a collaborative practice: Literature review and research agenda |
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| title_short | Social entrepreneurship as a collaborative practice: Literature review and research agenda |
| title_sort | social entrepreneurship as a collaborative practice literature review and research agenda |
| topic | social entrepreneurship social enterprise cooperation collaboration communities of practice networks of practice |
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