Social sciences research focuses on the interactions between human behaviors, societal influences, and culture. Entrepreneurship is one kind of social science, which studies how to build and develop businesses that can satisfy the needs of society. It is an extremely effective tool that can transform entire communities, industries and the world.

Entrepreneurs who run a business that has a positive impact on the community feel satisfied and have a sense purpose. It also lets them leave a legacy that will benefit future generations of entrepreneurs and their communities. Entrepreneurs can make a massive difference, whether it’s by changing the way that people shop, improving access to healthcare and education, or combating global poverty and inequality.

Entrepreneurs often take part in social entrepreneurship (SEE) by identifying a need and developing innovative solutions to meet that demand. This could involve leveraging their business knowledge and relationships to expand into new market or working with partners to create more sustainable products. This may include philanthropy, as they seek to help an issue that is important to them.

Academics participating in SEE can build ukpip.org/the-importance-of-social-sciences/ on their research findings by sharing them through the publications of their institutions which is an important tool for promoting the dissemination of knowledge. This can help develop entrepreneurial cultures in academia, as well as encourage collaboration with industry as well as other non-academic partners. The SSRN Entrepreneurship Collection includes scholarly articles on the theories and principles of entrepreneurship as well and how these concepts relate to law, management economics, public policy.