Philippe Eiselein

Philippe Eiselein is a senior researcher at Odisee University of Applied Sciences, and part of the Center for Sustainable Entrepreneurship research group. His expertise is currently situated on social entrepreneurship, as well as circular economy and circular transition. He is also visiting professor at the Business Department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), where he has actively supported the VUB Chair of Social Entrepreneurship as research assistant, startup coach and webmaster. He is also the coordinator of Belgium Impact, the national platform in support of Belgian social entrepreneurs, which was initiated by His Majesty the King of Belgium.

RESEARCH

Social Entrepreneurship

Circular Economy

Corporate Social Responsibility

Sustainability

Qualitative Research

KEY PUBLICATIONS

Eiselein, P., & Dentchev, N. (2021). Scaling Social Impact: What Challenges and Opportunities Await Social Entrepreneurs. In D. Wasieleski, & J. Weber (Eds.), Business and Society 360: Social Entrepreneurship (Vol. 5, pp. 145-172). Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2514-175920220000005007

Eiselein, P., & Dentchev, N. (2020). Managing conflicting objectives of social enterprises. Social Enterprise Journal, 16(4), 431-451. https://doi.org/10.1108/SEJ-03-2020-0015

Dentchev, N., Eiselein, P., Vander Velpen, K., Bouckaert, M., & Diaz Gonzalez, A. A. (2020). A financial guide for social entrepreneurs. Brugge: Die Keure.