Abstract
When the concept of social entrepreneurship becomes more popular, many universities explicitly claim that they wish to nurture social entrepreneurs. In this paper, the concept of social entrepreneurship and the successful attributes of social entrepreneurs are outlined. With reference to the question of how university students can be nurtured to be social entrepreneurs, it is suggested that the service leadership model proposed by the Hong Kong Institute of Service Leadership and Management is a good framework to be considered. In the framework, it is asserted that there are three attributes of a successful service leader – leadership competence, moral character, and caring dispositions. In this study, the experience of implementing a credit-bearing subject based on the service leadership model at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is highlighted.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2015
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1515/ijdhd-2015-0409
Funding Information
The preparation for this manuscript and the Service Leadership project at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University are financially supported by Victor and William Fung Foundation.
Repository Citation
Shek, Daniel T. L. and Lin, Li, "Nurturing University Students to be Social Entrepreneurs: Relevance of Service Leadership Education" (2015). Pediatrics Faculty Publications. 211.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pediatrics_facpub/211
Notes/Citation Information
Published in International Journal on Disability and Human Development, v. 14, no. 3, p. 285-293.
© 2015 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
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