Article
An examination of community practice social workers as social intrapreneurs or social entrepreneurs
International Journal of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
(2016)
Abstract
Social entrepreneurs and social intrapreneurs are characterized as being socially innovative, proactive and willing to take calculated risks. Evidenced by their practices and behaviors, community practice social workers engage in social change in ways similar to those of social entrepreneurs and social intrapreneurs. This article describes the findings of an explorative study that used survey design methodology to understand the level of social entrepreneurship or social intrapreneurship behaviors of twenty-seven community practice social workers in a Midwestern state. These findings have implications for training and educating community practice social workers, and social entrepreneurs and social intrapreneurs, as they attempt to address complex and dynamic social problems in a global context.
Keywords
- community engagement,
- social innovation,
- risk-taking,
- proactive behaviors,
- advocacy,
- community interventions,
- leadership,
- sustainable social change
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 1, 2016
DOI
10.1504/IJSEI.2016.076686
Citation Information
Monica Nandan, Gokul Mandayam, Carol S. Collard and Rebekah Tchouta. "An examination of community practice social workers as social intrapreneurs or social entrepreneurs" International Journal of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Vol. 4 Iss. 2 (2016) p. 114 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/monica_nandan/51/