Back to Square One: An Examination of Social Entrepreneurship Centers and Programs

Authors

Noushi Rahman, PhD
Rebecca Tekula, PhD

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Prominent social entrepreneurship (SE) centers and programs in North America, Europe, and Asia are examined in terms of their position in the institutional structure, initial and additional funding, teaching initiatives, research achievements, and outreach activities. Performance was computed using a transparent coding scheme. Low correlations with institutional endowment and SE center/program performance offer some evidence of discriminant validity of our rankings approach. Performance scores were used to rank-order SE centers and programs. Such an approach to examine SE center/program performance goes beyond the perception-based ranking instruments that popular magazines employ to evaluate subject-specific rankings. We examined data from 28 centers/programs, and in addition to an unweighted approach to rankings, we also computed regression-weighted rankings of these centers/programs. Implications for SE centers/programs, social entrepreneurs, SE scholars, and funders are discussed.

Recommended Citation

Rahman, PhD, Noushi and Tekula, PhD, Rebecca, "Back to Square One: An Examination of Social Entrepreneurship Centers and Programs" (2011). Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship. 10.
https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/wilson/10