Social value creation in the impact of social entrepreneurship

The laboratory for this research is seven non-profit social ventures. The topic of enquiry is: how can we better understand the way in which social value is created? Based on research into Boards, Volunteers and low-paid support staff, and the visionary Social Entrepreneurs themselves, seven CEOs were respondents to E(Entrepreneurship)- Indicators which amplify constructs from Entrepreneurship theory. A cross-venture analysis showed that while social entrepreneurs share aspects of major factors with regular for-profit entrepreneurs, they are also unique in how they perceive human need, express spirituality, and their non-regard for good luck.