Session Summary

Session Number:248
Session ID:S110
Session Title:Social Enterprise: Organizational Evolution Or Much Ado About Nothing?
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Session Type:Division Joint Symposium
Hotel:Hyatt East
Floor:LL2
Room:GndBall E
Time:Tuesday, August 10, 1999 3:40 PM - 5:00 PM

Sponsors

ENT  (Robert Hisrich)rdh7@po.cwru.edu (216) 368-5354 
PNS  (Mary Tschirhart)mtschirh@indiana.edu (812) 855-4944 

General People

Chair Rubin, Julia S. Harvard U. rubin@wjh.harvard.edu (617) 492-3858 

Submissions

Social Enterprise: An Overview of an Emerging Organizational Phenomenon 
Presenter Steckel, Richard  AddVenture Network RSteckel@aol.com 303-572-3333 
Coastal Enterprise Limited Partnership Ventures: One Not-For-Profit's Experience With Launching a For-Profit Subsidiary 
Presenter Dickstein, Carla  Coastal Enterprises Inc. cbd@ceimaine.org 207-882-7552 
Breaking the Nonprofit Mold: Applying a Portfolio Management Approach to Building Community 
Presenter White, Brett A. Communitas bwhite@communitas.org 360-377-7231 
The Effects of Social Enterprise: Evidence from Canadian Human Service Organizations 
Presenter Dart, Raymond  York U. rdart@trentu.ca 705-745-5892 
It's The Mission, Stupid: The Case of Developmental Venture Capital and Why Sector Doesn't Matter 
Presenter Rubin, Julia S. Harvard U. rubin@wjh.harvard.edu (617) 492-3858 

Abstract

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: ORGANIZATIONAL EVOLUTION OR MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING? Social entrepreneurs are individuals who combine a social mission with an ability to recognize and relentlessly pursue new opportunities to serve that mission, in a process of continual innovation, adaptation and learning. Such individuals can be found in all three sectors of society, as traditional sectoral boundaries continue to blur and individuals and organizations create new ways to deal with societal problems. This symposium brings together social entrepreneurs, consultants who are helping to shape the field, and academics studying the phenomenon, in order to examine the concept of social enterprise and evaluate its relevance to organizational scholars.