Successful Social Entrepreneurship: The Case of the Eaglehawk Recycle Shop

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This paper provides a detailed analysis of a case of social entrepreneurship widely recognised in Australia as successful. It seeks to answer the question: What are the factors associated with successful social entrepreneurship? Using Austin, et. al's (2006) Framework for Social Entrepreneurship, the author suggests a number of factors in the key areas of: opportunity, people, financial resources, economic and institutional factors, organisational factors and social value. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications for practitioners, policy makers and researchers of social entrepreneurship.

Social entrepreneurship is not a new phenomenon in Australia. It has always …