Management for Social Enterprise

Management for Social Enterprise overviews the key business topics required by social entrepreneurs, and managers in social enterprises, with perspectives on strategy, finance, ethics, governance, marketing, and people management.

Written in direct, accessible language by a team of authors currently teaching and researching in this sector, each chapter is fully supported with useful resources. Chapters include brief overviews, further reading, suggested web resources and, importantly, international case studies, drawing on real-life business examples.

This book is essential reading for students and practitioners of Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship, but will also be of use to anyone with an interest in management, corporate social responsibility, ethics, or community studies.

Professor Bob Doherty is Dean of the School for Business and Society at the University of York (UoY). In addition, Bob is also Principal Investigator of the £6.2m five-year research programme (2021-2026) called ‘FixOurFood’, one of only four consortia UK funded awards from the UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) Transforming the UK Food Systems Strategic Priorities Fund.  Professor Doherty’s research specialises on sustainable business in the food sector. Bob was also seconded from April 2019- March 2022 into the UK Government Department, DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) as a policy fellow to work on Food Systems policy development.  Bob worked in the agrifood sector for 13 years before coming into academia including being the first Head of Sales and Marketing at Divine Chocolate Ltd, leading UK social business. Bob was also a trustee for 6-years at the Fairtrade Foundation, London from 2017-2023.