Coordinating technology introduction and entrepreneurial activities in rural areas

Abstract

Bartjan J.W. Pennink is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business in the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. The focus of his research activities is on modelling the process of local economic development. For this work, he was able to collect data in Indonesia and in Africa, Tanzania. Besides his research, he teaches at the Master level on research methodology (see Jonker and Pennink, 2010, Springer Verlag) and teaches on organisational theory in a Bachelor programme. He has also coordinated several development projects in Indonesia and contributed to developments projects in Burkina Faso and Tanzania.

Strategic Dimension of Social Entrepreneurship in Vietnam

“…The social entrepreneur must be able to define, assess and deliver social value or social wealth in contrast to the traditional economic performance expected from commercial entrepreneurs [13]. Despite differing and conflicting philosophy and nature, social entrepreneurship and commercial entrepreneurship could to stay together to successfully bridge social capital leading to the emergence of entrepreneurial capital and the development of both profit and nonprofit entrepreneurial activities [32].…”