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The Importance of Theorizing Social Change in Sport for Development: A Case Study of Magic Bus in London

Description: Article using the case of an award-winning sport for development (SFD) charity that expanded their operations from India to London to illustrate the pejorative implications resulting from failing to create a theory of change. A discussion of the results, implications, and recommendations for establishing and implementing a theory of change are provided.
Date: 2021
Creator: Hills, Stephen; Walker, Matthew & Dixon, Marlene
Partner: UNT College of Business
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To entrepreneur or not to entrepreneur? How identity discrepancies influence enthusiasm for academic entrepreneurship

Description: Article discusses how recognizing the commercial potential of university-based inventions and discoveries, legislators and administrators have called upon academic scientists to become academic entrepreneurs. Few academic scientists are enthusiastic about taking on entrepreneurial activities, yet the intrinsic reasons for lack of enthusiasm are poorly understood. The authors extend the research by applying self-discrepancy theory to explore the role of future-oriented self and other guides on e… more
Date: February 17, 2023
Creator: Pattnaik, Shashwatashish; Mmbaga, Nick; White, Daniel T. & Reger, Rhonda K.
Partner: UNT College of Education
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Seizing the moment—Strategy, social entrepreneurship, and the pursuit of impact

Description: Article asserts that social entrepreneurship continues to grow as an impactful phenomenon in the world and as a rich stream of research. This special issue thus offers insights for researchers, policymakers, educators, and entrepreneurs about how to sustain impactful social/environmental activities over time.
Date: January 30, 2023
Creator: Williams, Trenton Alma; Nason, Robert; Wolfe, Marcus T. & Short, Jeremy C.
Partner: UNT College of Business
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