The Relationship Between Entrepreneurship and the Social Sciences

The study of the concept of entrepreneurship is influenced by broad range of disciplines including sociology (influence and norms), psychology, anthropology as well as history, culture and law. This range of disciplines suggests that it is both an activity and an actual phenomenon.

The concept of entrepreneurship has some ambiguity, and this ambiguity can be seen in the definitions scholars have given it. Many have adopted Schumpeterian innovative views of entrepreneurship that define it as an individual’s ability to discover new opportunities and to create new enterprises. Others have highlighted the importance of entrepreneurial activities in larger communities or organizations. Others have restricted the definition to individuals who are self-employed and small business owners.

Whatever definition one chooses to adhere to, it is widely recognized that entrepreneurship is critical to the growth of our economy and well-being, since it has been associated with the creation of jobs, productivity gains, and economic growth. Social entrepreneurs are also vital contributors to the society by providing solutions to social problems.

There is a growing interest to incorporate social entrepreneurship into entrepreneurship education, and several researchers have begun to investigate this concept. There is a dearth of research that has been conducted on the subject of social entrepreneurship and higher education, and it’s important to understand what students learn from these types of courses. This article addresses this gap through an analysis of students’ learning experience in a course on Social Entrepreneurship taught at an University in ukpip.org/partnership/ Pakistan.

Written by Roberto Contreras