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Social Workers as Social Change Agents: Social Innovation, Social Intrapreneurship, and Social Entrepreneurship
Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance
  • Monica Nandan, Kennesaw State University
  • Manuel London, State University of New York at Stony Brook
  • Tricia Bent-Goodley, Howard University
Department
Social Work and Human Services
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2014
Disciplines
Abstract

This article explores and describes social innovation, social intrapreneurship, and social entrepreneurship practiced by social workers within human service organizations. Each year, the nature and complexity of clients’ problems and challenges experienced by communities continuously evolves and grows. These challenges call for social workers to lead and facilitate social change that can have a lasting impact on communities and people. The authors report findings from an exploratory, descriptive study conducted with ten social workers on these practices. The findings point to the need to develop and integrate these contents within social work education and further promote dual-degree graduate programs.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1080/23303131.2014.955236
Citation Information
Monica Nandan, Manuel London and Tricia Bent-Goodley. "Social Workers as Social Change Agents: Social Innovation, Social Intrapreneurship, and Social Entrepreneurship" Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance Vol. 39 Iss. 1 (2014) p. 38 - 56 ISSN: 2330-3131
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/monica_nandan/54/