Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise: a review of concepts, definitions and development in Malaysia

A decade ago the concept of social entrepreneurship was rarely discussed in Malaysia even though the practice of delivering social values to the population has been around for years. Efforts that combined the concept of entrepreneurship and social development were established years before the emer...

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Main Authors: Abdul Kadir, Mohd Ali Bahari, Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Business Management, UiTM 2016
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spelling iium-508912017-06-05T07:06:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/50891/ Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise: a review of concepts, definitions and development in Malaysia Abdul Kadir, Mohd Ali Bahari Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi HF5387 Business ethics A decade ago the concept of social entrepreneurship was rarely discussed in Malaysia even though the practice of delivering social values to the population has been around for years. Efforts that combined the concept of entrepreneurship and social development were established years before the emergence of the term. Only in recent years the concept of social entrepreneurship is making a significant breakthrough and attaining more interest not only from social entrepreneurs but also academics and policy makers due to globalized economic system that in turn has resulted in the emergence of social entrepreneurship within a complex framework of political, economic and social changes occurring at the global, national and local levels. Nevertheless, the concept and definitions of social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise need to be comprehended by those who are involved in the sector to further sustain the development of pertinent initiatives. Therefore, this paper reviews current literature pertaining the concepts and definitions of social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise and recent development of the sector in Malaysia. Faculty of Business Management, UiTM 2016-05-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50891/1/50891_-_Social_entrepreneurship%2C_social_entrepreneur_and_social_enterprise.pdf Abdul Kadir, Mohd Ali Bahari and Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi (2016) Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise: a review of concepts, definitions and development in Malaysia. Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research, 4 (2). pp. 54-70. ISSN 2289-2559 http://www.jeeir.com/v2/index.php/2016-1/vol-4-no-2-2016b
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Abdul Kadir, Mohd Ali Bahari
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Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise: a review of concepts, definitions and development in Malaysia
description A decade ago the concept of social entrepreneurship was rarely discussed in Malaysia even though the practice of delivering social values to the population has been around for years. Efforts that combined the concept of entrepreneurship and social development were established years before the emergence of the term. Only in recent years the concept of social entrepreneurship is making a significant breakthrough and attaining more interest not only from social entrepreneurs but also academics and policy makers due to globalized economic system that in turn has resulted in the emergence of social entrepreneurship within a complex framework of political, economic and social changes occurring at the global, national and local levels. Nevertheless, the concept and definitions of social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise need to be comprehended by those who are involved in the sector to further sustain the development of pertinent initiatives. Therefore, this paper reviews current literature pertaining the concepts and definitions of social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise and recent development of the sector in Malaysia.
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author Abdul Kadir, Mohd Ali Bahari
Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi
author_facet Abdul Kadir, Mohd Ali Bahari
Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi
author_sort Abdul Kadir, Mohd Ali Bahari
title Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise: a review of concepts, definitions and development in Malaysia
title_short Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise: a review of concepts, definitions and development in Malaysia
title_full Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise: a review of concepts, definitions and development in Malaysia
title_fullStr Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise: a review of concepts, definitions and development in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise: a review of concepts, definitions and development in Malaysia
title_sort social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social enterprise: a review of concepts, definitions and development in malaysia
publisher Faculty of Business Management, UiTM
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/50891/
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