Contemporary society is characterized by the prevalence of wicked problems to which the efforts and actions of some entrepreneurs have negatively contributed to social problems. Corporate social responsibility emerged as an early response to multifactor problems that are difficult to conceptualize or structure, but it has had limited success in engendering significant structural societal change. Social entrepreneurship is a contested construct that typically includes the social entrepreneur. A definition of social entrepreneurs is provided drawing on the literature. Social entrepreneurs offer leadership for social innovation outcomes as an antidote to prevailing social issues. This contributes to the literature on social entrepreneurs by examining how social entrepreneurs lead in the digital era. Importantly, this chapter considers the role that authentic leader behaviors (awareness, sincerity, balanced processing, positive moral perspectives, and informal influence) has in enabling social entrepreneurs to create and innovate.

Item Type:	Research Book Chapter
Keywords:	authentic leadership, authentic leader, leadership, social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur, ethics of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial leadership, authentic followers, innovation
Research Division:	Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
Research Group:	Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
Research Field:	Entrepreneurship
Objective Division:	Economic Framework
Objective Group:	Management and productivity
Objective Field:	Technological and organisational innovation
UTAS Author:	Crawford, J (Dr Joseph Crawford)
UTAS Author:	Kelder, J-A (Dr Jo-Anne Kelder)
UTAS Author:	Knox, MW (Mr Matthew Knox)
ID Code:	135812
Year Published:	2020
Deposited By:	Curriculum and Academic Development
Deposited On:	2019-11-15
Last Modified:	2021-07-19
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