Entrepreneurial philanthropy is an area of special interest to us. Eleanor Shaw is currently Principal Investigator of an ESRC-funded project exploring entrepreneurial philanthropy. The project contributes to the programme of research being undertaken by the UK-wide Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy. Our partnership in this ESRC co-funded centre (in collaboration with Cass, Edinburgh, Kent and Southampton business schools) highlights our commitment to researching the creation of both business value and social value.
Publications in this area include studies of contemporary philanthropy by entrepreneurs, as well as analysis of classical examples, like Andrew Carnegie. Martin Gannon鈥檚 PhD research focuses on the dynamics and influences of philanthropic family foundations.
Social enterprise is another key focus of our research. We've conducted several studies considering specific aspects of this growing phenomenon, including:
- theoretical antecedents and empirical analysis (Eleanor Shaw and Sara Carter)
- marketing in social enterprises (Eleanor Shaw)
- innovation in the social economy (Dominic Chalmers, Katerina Nicolopoulou)
- educating social entrepreneurs (Katerina Nicolopoulou)
Katerina Nicolopoulou has also worked extensively in the fields of Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainability. Other Hunter Centre scholars have explored the role of religion and spirituality in entrepreneurial activity (Samuel Mwauru, Sarah Dodd).
Our key publications
Social Enterprise
Nicolopoulou, K (2014) 鈥楽ocial Entrepreneurship between Cross-Currents: towards a framework for theoretical restructuring of the field鈥�, Journal of Small Business Management (accepted for publication 2014)
de Bruin, A., Shaw, E. and Chalmers, D. (forthcoming March 2014) 鈥楽ocial Entrepreneurship: Looking Back, Moving Ahead鈥� in Chell, E. & Karata艧-脰zkan, M. (eds) Handbook of Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA, USA, Edward Elgar. pp. 392-416
Levie, J., & Hart, M. (2011). Business and social entrepreneurs in the UK: gender, context and commitment. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 3(3), 200-217.
Shaw, E., & Carter, S. (2007). Social entrepreneurship: Theoretical antecedents and empirical analysis of entrepreneurial processes and outcomes. Journal of small business and enterprise development, 14(3), 418-434.
Shaw, E. (2004). Marketing in the social enterprise context: is it entrepreneurial? Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 7(3), 194-205.
Elizabeth Chell, Nicolopoulou Katerina, Karata艧-脰zkan Mine, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development Vol 22, No. 6, pp. 485-493 (2010)
Nicolopoulou Katerina, Karatas-Ozkan Mine, International Journal of Business and Globalisation Vol 3, No. 2, pp. 173-187 (2009)
Chell Elizabeth, Karatas-Ozkan Mine, Nicolopoulou Katerina, International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education Vol 5, (2007)
Chalmers Dominic, Balan-Vnuk Eva, International Small Business Journal (accepted for publication 2014)
Chalmers Dominic, Local Economy Vol 28, No. 1, pp. 17-34 (2013)
Philanthropy
Harvey Charles, MacLean Mairi, Gordon Jillian, Shaw Eleanor, Business History Vol 53, No. 3, pp. 425-450 (2011)
Shaw Eleanor, Gordon Jillian, Harvey Charles, MacLean Mairi, International Small Business Journal Vol 31, No. 5, pp. 580-599 (2013)
CSR, Organisational Equality and Diversity
Tatli Ahu, Nicolopoulou Katerina, Ozbilgin Mustafa, Karatas-Ozkan Mine, Bilgehan-Ozturk Mustafa, International Journal of Human Resource Management (accepted for publication 2014)
Nicolopoulou Katerina, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal Vol 30, No. 6, pp. 524-538 (2011)
