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  • Understand the role of personality in entrepreneurship studies.

  • Describe the current knowledge on the personality in social entrepreneurs.

  • Name and explain the core elements of the entrepreneurial, and the prosocial personality of a social entrepreneur.

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Ernst, K. (2012). Social Entrepreneurs and their Personality. In: Volkmann, C., Tokarski, K., Ernst, K. (eds) Social Entrepreneurship and Social Business. Gabler Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-7093-0_3

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