Although there is wide recognition of the importance of entrepreneurship for generating
societal impact, entrepreneurial activities alone rarely achieve a positive impact without the …

Current studies on how a sustainability leadership theory can influence the practice of
SMEs, such as a context of community-based social enterprises, is still lacking, with scanty …

We need new governance solutions to help us improve public policies and services, solve
complex societal problems, strengthen social communities and reinvigorate democracy. By …

There is a growing perception that social enterprises represent a significant solution to the
range of contemporary challenges facing rural areas across Europe. However, while much …

The question of how social enterprises foster social innovation in rural regions remains
largely unexplored. In this paper, I develop the assumption that the embeddedness of social …

In this paper, we argue that social enterprise could represent a means of tackling rural
challenges of providing sustainable economic development, addressing the withdrawal of …

The aim of the paper is to develop a more nuanced and multilevel understanding of the
social network arena in which the rural social entrepreneur operates. We introduce and …

Social isolation and loneliness has been classed as a major public health concern due to its
negative physical and mental health implications, and living in a remote or rural area is a …

Social enterprises (SEs) primarily aim to create social value, that is, to generate benefits or
reduce costs for society, while maintaining financial sustainability. Owing to their unique …

Although increasingly prominent in research, policy and practice, little is known about social
innovation in a rural context. To address this knowledge gap, our paper explores how …