Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice

Description

This book focuses on ‘research on research methodologies’ – an area rarely addressed in social entrepreneurship. Methodological debates are integral to the quest for knowledge and to advancing theories and practices in any field, and, as a multi-disciplinary and emerging field, social entrepreneurship cannot avoid such debates. Providing a fresh perspective on social entrepreneurship research, the book includes contributions from diverse disciplinary settings, e.g. sociology, psychology, social work, anthropology, public policy, economics and management, and discusses the ‘methodological challenges’ of practice as well as social entrepreneurship research. Rather than favouring any particular method or methodological approach, it acknowledges the diversity of methodological approaches needed to reveal the nuances of social entrepreneurship and promote new knowledge and practices in this promising field. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Introduction: Methodological Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge and Practice (Satyajit Majumdar, Edakkandi Meethal Reji)....Pages 1-11 Front Matter ....Pages 13-13 Qualitative Research in Social Entrepreneurship: A Critique (Satyajit Majumdar, Usha Ganesh)....Pages 15-38 Methodological Issues and Challenges of Grounded Theory in Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Studies (C. P. Prince)....Pages 39-56 Use of Semiotics in an Emic Research: Opportunities and Implications (Sumita Mishra, Rajen K. Gupta)....Pages 57-77 Investigating Failed Social Entrepreneurship: A ‘Process Research’ Perspective (Sushanta Kumar Sarma)....Pages 79-93 A Sociological Study of Work, Mobility and Enterprise Among the Bengali Goldsmiths of India: A Multi-sited Ethnography (Sruti Kanungo, Anindita Chakrabarti)....Pages 95-107 Front Matter ....Pages 109-109 Motivational Model of Social Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Shaping of Engagement of Social Entrepreneur (Balram Bhushan)....Pages 111-136 The Effect of Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Perceived Social Pressure on Predicting Social Entrepreneurial Intention: A Field Research (Preeti Tiwari, Anil K. Bhat, Jyoti)....Pages 137-158 Social Entrepreneur Alliance: Collaborating to Co-create Shared Value (N. Barnabas, M. V. Ravikumar, Ramesh Narasimhan)....Pages 159-179 Social Entrepreneurship and Quality of Life of Beneficiaries (Neeti Singh)....Pages 181-196 Front Matter ....Pages 197-197 Entrepreneurship: Nation as a Context (Archana Singh, Satyajit Majumdar)....Pages 199-222 Social Innovations and Access to Technology and Extension Services for SmallHolder Farmers: Insights from Three Cases (Edakkandi Meethal Reji, Samapti Guha)....Pages 223-238 Practicing Ethnography in a Social Enterprise: Developing an Internal Critique (Kishore Bhirdikar, Samapti Guha)....Pages 239-250