Social Sciences and Entrepreneurship
Social sciences research studies the interactions between human behavior, societal influences and the culture. Entrepreneurship is a form of social science that focuses on the ways that people can develop and sustain businesses to satisfy the needs of society. It is an extremely powerful force that can transform communities, industries and the world at large.
Entrepreneurs who create a business that has a positive impact on the community feel energized and feel motivated. They also leave a legacy for the next generation of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs can make a significant impact, whether it’s changing the way people shop, enhancing access to education and healthcare, or tackling global poverty and inequality.
Social entrepreneurialism (SEE) is usually practiced by entrepreneurs who identify the need and come up with innovative solutions to meet it. This could include using their business expertise and relationships to expand into new market or working with partners to develop more sustainable products. This can include philanthropy as they want to promote an issue that is important to them.
Academics who are part of SEE can benefit from their research by sharing it through the publications of their institutions which is a vital tool for promoting knowledge sharing. This will help develop entrepreneurial culture in academia as well as facilitate collaboration with industry as well as other non-academic partners. SSRN’s Entrepreneurship Collection contains scholarly articles which discuss the concepts and theories of the entrepreneurship field and how they relate to law and management as well as economics and public policy.