...Mohamed Farhoud; Alex Bignotti; Ralph Hamann; Ngunoue Cynthia Kauami; Michelle Kiconco; Seham Ghalwash; Filip De Beule; Bontle Tladi; Sanele Matomela; Mollette Kgaphola Purpose Context matters in social entrepreneurship, and it matters a lot. Social entrepreneurs are deeply entrenched...

... the troubled context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a very poor region of Pakistan. Using the constant comparison method, explanatory themes of structure and practice are drawn out. Findings These enterprising social agents were engaged in opening up an opportunity space for those disadvantaged by the context...

... to study process over time and be inclusive of the range of stakeholders and contexts that influence it. Social implications The findings indicate that social enterprise start-up is a co-creative process that evolves in unpredictable ways over time. Beyond start-up, only time and further study...