Detailed Table of Contents Preface.................................................................................................................................................xiv Acknowledgment................................................................................................................................xix Introduction......................................................................................................................................... xx Chapter 1 ContextofSocialEntrepreneurshipandBackground:Definitions,RelatedTerms,and Characteristics......................................................................................................................................... 1 N. Öykü İyigün, Istanbul Commerce University, Turkey Socialentrepreneurshiphasbeenthesubjectofconsiderableinterestintheliterature.Ithasbecomeaglobal phenomenonbyaddressingthebasicneedsofhumans,whichareneglected,andenrichingcommunities and societies. This chapter introduces the context of social entrepreneurship and its background; it ,continuesbyexploringtherelatedtermsandcharacteristicsofsocialentrepreneurship.Overtheyears socialentrepreneurshiphasemergedasadistinctivecontextbyintegratingtheresourcefulnessoftraditional entrepreneurshipwiththecompellingdrivetoaddresssocialproblems.Socialentrepreneurshipneedsto .beproperlydefinedanditrequiresatheoreticalframeworkthatlinksittothetheoryofentrepreneurship Thepurposeofthischapteristoreviewandextendthecurrentliteraturebyprovidinginsightaboutsocial entrepreneurshipinthespectrumofentrepreneurshipthroughvaluecreation.Asaresult,thischapter .suggestsimplicationsforsocialentrepreneursandboundariesforsocialentrepreneurship Chapter 2 SocialValueandSociologicalPerspectiveonSocialEntrepreneurship............................................... 21 Abdullah Yilmaz, Selcuk University, Turkey Hande Ulukapi Yilmaz, Selcuk University, Turkey Theneedsofcommunitiesareendlessandunlimitedliketheneedsofindividuals.Societieshavetomeet theirreasonablesetofunlimitedneedstosustaintheircontinuity.Otherwise,socialproblemsbecome ,unsolvableandtheseproblemsthatbecomeunsolvablecanbesourcesofotherproblems.Inthissense socialenterprisesaretheinstitutionsthathaveemergedinordertomeettheneedsofthesocietyand tosolvetheproblems.Thecloserelationofsocialenterpriseswithsocietyandsocialstructureandthe social”expressionintheconceptmakeitnecessarytolookatsocialentrepreneurshipfromasociological“ perspective.Inthisdirection,theaimofthischapterisintendedtocreateasociologicalperspective    onsocialentrepreneurshipthataimstocontributetosocialorderandwelfareratherthancommercial entrepreneurshipservingthepurposeofindividualororganizationalinterestineconomicsense.Inthe contextofsociologicalperspective,socialproblem,socialbenefit,socialmissionandvision,social value,socialcapital,andfinally,socialchangeandtransformationconceptsandtheirrelationwithsocial .entrepreneurshipareexamined Chapter 3 TheSocialEntrepreneur:PersonalityTraitsandMotivationFactorsinSocialEntrepreneurship....... 48 Beliz Ülgen, Istanbul Commerce University, Turkey Although social entrepreneurs have some common characteristics with business or commercial entrepreneurs,undoubtedlytheydifferinmanyways.Inthischapter,socialentrepreneursarehighlighted withtheircorepersonalitytraitsandmotivationfactorsthataredifferentfromtheotherentrepreneurs.In .thebeginning,thedefinitionsofsocialentrepreneursputforwardbydifferentauthoritieswerepresented ,Immediatelyafterthesedefinitions,thethreemaintypologies—socialbricoleurs,socialconstructionists socialengineers—andtheircharacteristicswereexamined.Byitsnatureandpurpose,asocialenterprise needssomespecificentrepreneurialtraitsanddrivingfactors.Inthelastsectionofthischapter,these .personalitytraitsandmotivationfactorswerediscussed Chapter 4 TheIndividualandBehavioralFactorsofSocialEntrepreneurs.......................................................... 69 Mine Afacan Fındıklı, Beykent University, Turkey Uğur Yozgat, Istanbul Kültür University, Turkey Thischapterintroducestheconceptofsocialentrepreneursandclaimsthatsomeindividualandbehavioral factorscontributetosocialentrepreneurship.Inthispointofview,thepurposeofthisstudyistohighlight theleadingindividualandbehavioralfactorsofthesocialentrepreneur.Whileexploringthetheoretical framework,thetheoreticalfoundationsofsocialentrepreneurshipandleadingpersonalityandbehavioral characteristicshavebeeninvestigated.Theresearchisbasedonin-depthinterviewswithfourparticipantsto getabetterunderstandingoftheindividualandbehavioralfactorsofsocialentrepreneurs.Asaresult,the in-depthinterviewsshowedthatthesocialentrepreneurialpotentialencompassentrepreneurialmotivations -andpsychological,social,managerialcompetencies.Thesedimensionscontainself-motivation,self ,efficacy,risk-taking,purposefulandsuccess-oriented,strategicplanningcapacity,innovationcapacity socialcapitalcapacity,leadershipcapacity,resilience,resistancetouncertainty,conflictmanagement .capacity,andpoliticalmaneuvercapacity Chapter 5 SocialInnovationandSocialEntrepreneurship.................................................................................... 92 Muhsin F. Bayik, İstanbul Medipol University, Turkey ,This chapter introduces social innovation, social entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility corporatesocialentrepreneurship,andnewproductdevelopmentandarguesthatsocialentrepreneurs canutilizefromthecustomerdevelopmentprocesswhenworkingonanovelsolutiontocreatesocial andeconomicvalue.Socialentrepreneurscanteamupwithcompaniesforcreatingsustainablesolutions forthesociety.Companiescanintegratecorporatesocialentrepreneurshipintotheirstrategies.City ,administrationscansupportsocialenterprises.Theconclusionbrieflydescribespossibleweaknesses .limitations,andchallengesforsocialinnovationandsocialentrepreneurship  Chapter 6 LeanApproachtoSocialEntrepreneurship........................................................................................ 115 Adnan Veysel Ertemel, Istanbul Commerce University, Turkey This chapter proposes an alternate view to social entrepreneurship emphasizing that for-profit and non-profitentrepreneurshipareinessenceindifferent.Itthendiscussesthelatesttrendsincommercial entrepreneurshipworldtogetherwithimplicationsonsocialentrepreneurship.Indoingso,thelean startupphenomenonandcloselyrelatedconcepts,namelycustomerdevelopmentphilosophy,business modelinnovation,valuepropositiondesign,andjobs-to-be-donetheoryareexploredwithimplications .onsocialentrepreneurship Chapter 7 CreatingCompetitiveAdvantageWithSocialEntrepreneurship....................................................... 140 Murat Yalcintas, Istanbul Commerce University, Turkey Thischapterprobeswaysofcreatingcompetitiveadvantagewithsocialentrepreneurshipbydetermining theinstrumentsthatsocialenterprisescanapplytoachievecompetitiveadvantage.Thechapterfirst develops the concepts of social entrepreneurship and competitive advantage within their common ,frameworkbyexaminingtherelevantliterature.Then,itproposessharedvalue,socialintrapreneurship strategicpartnership,differentiation,andrecruitingtalentsasinstrumentsforsocialentrepreneursto achieve competitive advantage and mentions various cases as examples. The chapter concludes by .proposingameasurementframeworkthatfocusesontheinteractionbetweenbusinessandsocialresults Chapter 8 HumanResourcesManagementinSocialEntrepreneurship.............................................................. 161 Burcu Kümbül Güler, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey Withtheriseofsocialentrepreneurship,socialenterpriseshavegainedpopularityassociallyinnovative organizationswhichtrytobalancetheireconomicandsocialmissions.Inthecompetitiveenvironment ofsocialeconomy,goodmanagementandinvestmentinhumanresourceshavebecomerequirementsof socialenterprisesfortheirsurvival.Amongthemanagementpractices,humanresourcesmanagement actsasatoolforgainingcompetitiveadvantageanditbuildsmutualtrustbetweenthestaffandthe organization.Emphasizingthesignificanceandchallengesofhumanresourcesmanagement,thischapter explainshumanresourcesmainpractices—recruitment,careermanagement,training,andcompensation .andperformancemanagement—insocialentrepreneurship Chapter 9 TheSocialExpat-Preneur:ExaminingaGrowingInternationalCareerModelSupportingGlobal SocialEntrepreneurship...................................................................................................................... 186 Charles M. Vance, Loyola Marymount University, USA Rebecca Bergin, Loyola Marymount University, USA Socialentrepreneurshipextendsbeyondhomecountrybordersasindividualsseektofindmeaningand sharepassionwiththeworld.Theglobalizationofcorporationsandindividualshasresultedinasurge