Social sciences research investigates the interaction between human behavior, societal influences, and cultural. Entrepreneurship is one type of social science that studies how to build and maintain businesses that satisfy the needs of society. It is an effective force that can transform communities, industries, and the world in general.

Entrepreneurs who run a business that has a positive effect on the community feel energized and have a sense purpose. It also allows them to leave a legacy for the next generation of entrepreneurs and their communities. If it’s changing how we shop, giving more access to education and healthcare or tackling global poverty and inequality, entrepreneurs can make a huge impact with their ventures.

Entrepreneurs often engage in social entrepreneurial (SEE) by discovering a need and implementing innovative solutions to meet the demand. This can include leveraging their business expertise and relationships to expand into new market or working with partners to develop more sustainable products. This could include philanthropy if they are looking to raise awareness for an issue that is important to them.

Academics who take part in SEE are able to benefit from their research by sharing it with the publications of their institutions, which is an important tool to promote dissemination of knowledge. This can foster collaboration between academia and industry, and also help to ukpip.org/partnership/ develop entrepreneurial cultures. The SSRN Entrepreneurship Collection contains scholarly articles that discuss the underlying theories and concepts of the entrepreneurship field and how they relate to management and law, economics and public policy.