Abstract: The idea of Social Entrepreneurship has got increasing attention of scholars as social problems in our complex modern society have grown tremendously. A social entrepreneur identifies practical solutions to social problems by combining new processes, services and products to address complex social problems. The objective of the paper is to bring out the development of the field over a period of time and the contribution of higher and technical education institutions to the field. This paper focuses on the opportunities and challenges involved in social entrepreneurship and the emergence of a social enterprise as an effective tool towards addressing social problems. The paper is based on exploratory research, using literature review.
Keywords: Social entrepreneurship, social enterprise, growth of field, opportunities and challenges.
Title: Social Enterprise - A New Dimension of Entrepreneurship
Author: Dr. Vijetha Mukkelli
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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