Social incubation is a recent phenomenon, but it is rapidly growing on an international scale in response to the expansion of the social economy and the increased awareness that social enterprises can play a pivotal role in reforming the welfare system. The academic literature on this topic is...

There is an emerging consensus among scholars that a unified definition of social entrepreneurship would empower better research and legitimize the entire field. In spite of these benefits, none of the four definitions identified here is clearly superior to the others. Moreover, a unified...