Defining the Social and the Good in Social Entrepreneurship: Stoic Ethics as a Conceptual Foundation
The Journal of Entrepreneurship
Published online on January 28, 2026
Abstract
The Journal of Entrepreneurship, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 216-242, February 2026.
The literature on social entrepreneurship lacks a coherent ethical foundation because it does not define the key termssocialandgoodthat underwrite its normative claims. This article reviews and synthesises existing definitions to show how this ...
The literature on social entrepreneurship lacks a coherent ethical foundation because it does not define the key termssocialandgoodthat underwrite its normative claims. This article reviews and synthesises existing definitions to show how this ...