Social Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Exploring the Influence of Environment
通过六家社会企业的案例研究，探讨制度环境如何影响南非的社会创业过程、社会企业和社会创业者，为相关学术讨论提供见解。
The influence of environment on social entrepreneurship requires more concerted examination. This article contributes to emerging discussions in this area through consideration of social entrepreneurship in South Africa. Drawing upon qualitative case study research with six social enterprises, and examined through a framework of new institutional theories and writing on new venture creation, this research explores the significance of environment for the process of social entrepreneurship, for social enterprises, and for social entrepreneurs. Our findings provide insights on institutional environments, social entrepreneurship, and the interplay between them in the South African context, with implications for wider social entrepreneurship scholarship.