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Entrepreneurial ecosystems and social entrepreneurship are receiving increasing attention for their ability
to foster economic and social development. This study adopts the entrepreneurial ecosystem approach
to analyse the extent to which the perceived favourability of external environment promotes or deters
the launch of new ventures by social entrepreneurs. The research was based on a survey that collected
data through a questionnaire emailed to Portuguese social entrepreneurship ventures. The results show
that a favourable entrepreneurial ecosystem has low importance in the decision to develop new social
ventures. This result is particularly consistent in more innovative social ventures. This conclusion supports
the idea that many social ventures are not based on social innovation, but derive from a traditional
approach to social problems. Therefore, the development of new innovative social ventures has to be
supported by institutional stakeholders in order to support social entrepreneurs, regardless of the level
of favourability of the entrepreneurial context.
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Keywords
Entrepreneurial ecosystem approach Territorial innovation models Social innovation Social ventures Social ventures
Citation
Bernardino, S., Santos, J. F., & Ribeiro, J. C. (2018). Social Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: An Empirical Examination. In L. Carvalho (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Social Dynamics in a Globalized World (pp. 181-210). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-3525-6.ch008
Publisher
IGI Global