Social Entrepreneurship und Ordnungspolitik: Zur Rolle gesellschaftlicher Change Agents am Beispiel des Kruppschen Wohlfahrtsprogramms

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Using the rational-choice-approach of “ordonomics” this paper seeks to establish a conceptual link between two strands of literature that seem to focus on two distinct and apparently incommensurable research questions: on the one hand, the literature on Social Entrepreneurship literature that focuses on personal management issues; and on the other hand, the ordoliberal tradition of institutional economics (“Ordnungspolitik”). The key argument claims that social (rule) entrepreneurs can contribute positively to improving the institutional and political framework of society if they succeed in organizing new and mutually beneficial commitment arrangements for themselves and other stakeholders. From that perspective, social entrepreneurs engage as real societal change agents and can assume – complementary to traditional state functions – genuine ‘regulatory’ tasks. The article advances this argument by discussing the historical example of Krupp's welfare program.
Translated title of the contributionSocial Entrepreneurship and the Ordoliberal Tradition of Institutional Economics: The Role of Societal Change Agentsthe Historical Example of Krupp's Welfare Program
Original languageGerman
Place of PublicationHalle-Wittenberg
PublisherMartin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Number of pages27
ISBN (print)978-3-86829-025-7
ISBN (electronic)978-3-86829-032-5
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics - social entrepreneurship, institutional economics, social structure, semantics, governance, strategic management, corporate social responsibility, corporate citizenship, Alfred Krupp