Past alumni
176 doctoral students who have completed the seminar, from different nationalities and universities around the world
I still have vivid memories of the SE seminar in 2019 in Cambridge, it was the first year of my PhD, and this was one of the best opportunities I could get! The seminar enabled me to develop strong theoretical foundations and a deep understanding of the SE field early on in my journey. And, above all, it helped me build meaningful relationships that continue to shape my work today. I always recommend the SE seminar to young scholars as this is more than a course, it is really a community, which is growing organically (year after year) without losing its essence: a critical interest in the "social" side of entrepreneurship, and a genuine attitude toward collaboration, rigorous contributions, mutual support, and friendship. - Esther Salvi, 2019
Papers Published
Several papers that contribute to the social entrepreneurship literature were first developed during this seminar.
A sample of these works are:
Tihic, M., Hadzic, M., & McKelvie, A. (2021). Social support and its effects on self-efficacy among entrepreneurs with disabilities. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 16, e00279.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2021.e00279Salvi, E., Belz, F.-M., & Bacq, S. (2023). Informal Entrepreneurship: An Integrative Review and Future Research Agenda. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 47(2), 265-303. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587221115365
Moura-Romero C, Rojas-Córdova C, Pertuze JA (2024), "Paradoxical founders’ identity and its impact on social venture performance". Social Enterprise Journal, Vol. 20 No. 5 pp. 785–809, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/SEJ-10-2023-0119
Jakob, E. A., & Sundermeier, J. (2025). A Taxonomy of Hybrid Value Logics—How Social Enterprises Combine Institutional Logics Differently. Business & Society, 00076503251350441