01582nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245006000055210005900115260004200174300001000216490000600226520088600232653002101118653002501139653001501164653001801179653002801197653002201225653001901247100002001266700001801286856003601304       2014                        eng d  a1927-032100aDoes Social Innovation Require Social Entrepreneurship?0 aDoes Social Innovation Require Social Entrepreneurship  aOttawabTalent First Networkc12/2014  a17-260 v43 aSocial innovation is now considered an important element in the search for solutions to pressing social problems. Inspired by Schumpeter’s conceptualization of innovation, "social" entrepreneurship is thought to contribute to "social" innovation in more or less the same way that "normal" entrepreneurship consists of the introduction of "normal" innovations. In the literature as well as in practice, the definition of concepts such as social innovation and social entrepreneurship has led to considerable confusion. We aim to bring clarity to the debate, arguing that every entrepreneurial action results in some measure of intended or unintended social innovation, regardless of whether the entrepreneurs in question are considered or consider themselves "social" or not. We test our insights in an investigation of 20 social enterprises that have a commercial business model.10aentrepreneurship10ainstitutional change10aSchumpeter10asocial change10asocial entrepreneurship10asocial innovation10asustainability1 aGroot, Asceline1 aDankbaar, Ben  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/854