This article summarizes the commentary essay and two research articles comprising the special research forum on “The Social Performance and Responsibilities of Entrepreneurship.” A commentary essay by William J. Baumol addresses the social responsibilities of successful entrepreneurs. A research article by Laura J. Spence examines the social responsibilities of small businesses. A research article by Henning Engelke, Stefanie Mauksch, Inga-Lena Darkow, and Heiko von der Gracht examines scenarios for social enterprises in Germany.
BaumolW. J. (1990). Entrepreneurship: Productive, unproductive, and destructive. Journal of Political Economy, 98, 893-921.
2.
BaumolW. J. (2015). On the appropriate social responsibilities of successful entrepreneurs. Business & Society, 55, 14-22.
3.
EngelkeH.MaukschS.DarkowI.-L.von der GrachtH. (2015). Heading toward a more social future? Scenarios for social enterprises in Germany. Business & Society, 55, 56-89.
4.
SpenceL. J. (2015). Small business social responsibility: Expanding core CSR theory. Business & Society, 55, 23-55.
