Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part 1. In Search of Meaning -- Chapter 2. Reviewing Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge -- Chapter 3. The Conceptual Model: Contextualising Social Entrepreneurship -- Part 2. Caselets -- Chapter 4. Indian Social Entrepreneurs -- Part 3. The Process of Social Value Creation: Toward Emerging Theory of Social Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 5. The Concepts of 'Social Value Creation' and 'Social Value' -- Chapter 6. Opportunity Recognition/Identification -- Chapter 7. Resource Mobilisation (Resourcefulness) -- Chapter 8. Capabilities of Social Entrepreneurs -- Chapter 9. Creating Values for the Beneficiaries: Interplay of Opportunity Recognition, Resource Mobilisation (Resourcefulness) and Capabilities of Social Entrepreneurs -- Part 4. Conclusion -- Chapter 10. Summary and Conclusion.

This book discusses social entrepreneurship, especially in context of India. It focuses on understanding the whole process of social value creation, i.e. social entrepreneurship - opportunity identification, resource mobilisation, social value, capabilities of social entrepreneurs and innovation in three different types of social enterprises - (i) non-profit or charitable ones; (ii) non-profit social enterprise, sustainable with the combined income of grants, subsidies and own earned income; self-sustainable not-for-profit social enterprise; and hybrid social enterprise; and (iii) for-profit social enterprises. Sample cases of social entrepreneurs (Ashoka Fellows) were selected from three inter-linked sectors -- health, education and livelihood. To provide a comprehensive view, interviews were taken not only from the founders (social entrepreneurs), management personnel, and other employees, but also from the beneficiaries. The book comprises how, on the basis of cross-comparison between three types of social enterprises, several propositions and finally theoretical framework on social entrepreneurship have been developed. It proposes that social entrepreneurship can be acquired and that these social entrepreneurs can help solve the larger social problems faced both by developing and developed nations.