#VSSER25 #Session2
Welcome to Revise and Resubmit — the podcast where research meets curiosity, and every paper tells a story.
Today, we’re diving into a study that doesn’t just summarize a field… it maps its entire intellectual evolution. Picture this: 2,517 articles, over 155,000 references, and three decades of scholarly thought, all meticulously traced to understand how Social Entrepreneurship — yes, that force for good in business — has transformed over time.
The title of our journey today? Tracing the Intellectual Evolution of Social Entrepreneurship Research: Past Advances, Current Trends, and Future Directions.
The brilliant mind behind this monumental work is Professor Pradeep Kumar Hota, and it’s published in none other than the Journal of Business Ethics — a prestigious member of the FT50 list, recognized worldwide for its impact on the academic and business community alike.
What makes this paper remarkable is not just its scale, but its clarity.
It breaks down the intellectual history of Social Entrepreneurship into clear periods: from the early seeds sown between 1990 and 2009, through the developing frameworks of 2010 to 2014, and into the dynamic, ethically charged, collaborative landscape of 2015 to 2020.
Thirteen clusters, then nine, then eleven — like constellations shifting in the night sky, revealing the patterns and philosophies that shape the way we think about entrepreneurship for social good.
But it doesn’t stop there.
Professor Hota goes beyond mapping the past — he builds a framework for the future. Six dimensions: ethics, individual, community, collaborative, organizational, and contextual — a roadmap for future researchers, practitioners, and dreamers who believe business can change the world.
So here’s the question that lingers in the air:
As Social Entrepreneurship continues to evolve, will these dimensions expand, or will new, uncharted territories emerge to redefine the very soul of the field?
A heartfelt thank you to Professor Pradeep Kumar Hota for this invaluable contribution, and to Springer Nature for bringing this work to the world through the Journal of Business Ethics.
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Reference
Hota, P. K. (2023). Tracing the intellectual evolution of social entrepreneurship research: Past advances, current trends, and future directions. Journal of Business Ethics, 182(3), 637-659. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-04962-6
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