Creating Social Value

Philip E. Auerswald

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2009 · 52 citations · 0 references

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The idea that social entrepreneurs create something called social value—good works that go above and beyond what traditional entrepreneurs and businesses deliver—is a dearly held tenet of the social change movement. But what exactly is social value, and how do social entrepreneurs go about creating it?