Customized Social Entrepreneurship Theory & Customized Social Entrepreneurship Strategy as a Theory Conceptualization & Practice towards Sustainable Development in Iran Rowshan S. Aligholia, Forouharfar Amirb aAssistant Professor, University of Sistan & Baluchestan, Management & Economics Faculty, Zahedan, Iran bPh.D Student, Public Administration (HRM), University of Sistan & Baluchestan, Management & Economics Faculty, Zahedan, Iran Online published on 6 August, 2014. Abstract Social entrepreneurship (SE) can be defined, according to Nicholls1, “as any venture that has been creating social value as its prime strategic objective and which addresses this mission in a creative and innovative fashion”. Sustainable development is one of the goals which could be attained through SE. Iran needs a comprehensive SE strategy to embrace sustainable development. This article has benefited from both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. A strategy based on a customized new theory in SE, which should be taken out of ontological, epistemological and suitable paradigmatic view points to prepare a solid foundation for effective SE strategy in sustainable development of the country(hence, qualitative). The Customized SE Theory is a Grounded Theory which has surveyed 500 relevant articles in SE. Then, accordingly a new strategy, which we called “Customized SE Strategy “, was set to be responsive to the social problems of Iran for sustainable development (Hence, quantitative). Top Keywords Social Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Theory. Top |