Enterprise for Social Change

Welcome to Enterprise for Social Change!  This blog aspires to bridge social change theory and business and organizational theory with the real world practice of Social Entreprenuership.  The private sector organization combined with appropriately regulated open markets has been a powerful force for improving the standard of living and quality of life within many communities.  More recently the market place has become recognized by a number of visionary entrepreneurs as a forum for promoting positive social change in society.  The visionary individuals behind these social enterprises have been termed social entreprenuers.

My hope is to highlight these inspirational individuals and their organizations and reflect on what social enterprise and the social entreprenuer means for our economy, society, and conception of the market place.

Thanks for visiting!  I hope to see you here again in the future.

Michael D. Metzger

Michael Metzger is a professor at the INCAE Business School in Costa Rica and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.  His research and teaching interests focus on the interdisciplinary fields of Sustainability, Social Enterprise and Social Marketing.

Michael researches and writes about those private citizens who through their entreprenuerial ventures, whether they be public, private, or non-profit organizations, bring about positive social change and contribute to improving the quality of life within our society.  Michael readily acknowledges the essential role good goverment plays in maintaining well functioning markets and providing for sound business enterprises as well as civil society organizations.