PART I: INTRODUCTION PART II: THE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PHENOMENON PART III: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES PART IV: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGIES TO CATALYZE PUBLIC GOOD PROVISION PART V: CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONSKATHARINA SOMMERROCK is a Strategy Consultant in Munich/Germany since 2005, having studied International Business Administration before in Eichstaett-Ingolstadt and Washington/DC. From 2007-2009 she has pursued a PhD Degree on Social Entrepreneurship at the Centre for Corporate Citizenship at the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt in Germany, participating in conferences and giving seminars on Social Entrepreneurship during her research studies.