There are three main areas of Dr. Weaver's research including: 1) examining social and commercial entrepreneurship as strategies for community development, 2) exploring social enterprise social, economic, and legal activities, and 3) applying different experiential education techniques as pedagogical tools that simultaneously advance community development.

A summary of her research publication activity is provided below.  

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Weaver, R.L. & Blakely, C. (2022). Winter always comes: Social enterprises in times of crisis. Social Enterprise Journal. Access the article here.

  2. Weaver, R.L. (2021). From research to practice: Employing a social enterprise business model in the classroom. Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education. Access article here.

  3. Weaver, R.L. (2021). Facilitating business online: The utilization, benefits, and challenges of online social enterprise directories. Social Innovations Journal. Access the article here.

  4. Weaver, R. L. (2020). The impact of COVID-19 on the social enterprise sector. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship.  Access the article here.

  5. Mbacke, M, Weaver, R.L., & Gallagher, K. (2020). Reflections on applied social enterprise education: Using weaver’s social enterprise directory to teach social entrepreneurship. International Undergraduate Journal of Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change. Access the article here.

  6. Weaver, R.L. (2019). Social enterprise and the capability approach: Exploring how social enterprises are humanizing business. Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing. Access the article here.

  7. Danley, S. & Weaver, R.L. (2018). “They’re not building it for us”: Displacement Pressure, Exclusion, and Protesting Neighborhood Investment. Societies. Access the article here. 

  8. Weaver, R. L. Danley, S. & Otero-Vera, I.  (2018). Lessons Learned: Training Doctoral Students to Research Nonprofit Organizations. Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership. Access article here.

  9. Weaver, R. L. (2018). Re-conceptualizing social value: Applying the capability approach in social enterprise research. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. Access the article here. 

  10. Kato, S., Ashley, S.R., Weaver, R. (2017). Measuring social value: Operationalization of the capabilities approach. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. Access the article here.

  11. Weaver, R. L. (2016). Social enterprise self-employment programs: A two-dimensional human capital investment strategy. Social Enterprise Journal, 12 (1). Access article here. - Winner of the "Highly Commended Article" Award from the Emerald Literati Awards.

Book Chapters

  1. Weaver, R.L., Mbacke, M., & Gallagher, K. (2020). Weaver’s social enterprise directory: A tool for teaching social enterprise and entrepreneurship. Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy.

  2. Weaver, R. L. (2018). Engaged civic learning: Advancing student learning and community development. Cambridge Handbook of Organizational Community Engagement and Outreach. Access this book chapter here.

Policy Briefs

  1. Weaver, R.L. (2015). How to help profit-making social enterprises combat pressing social problems. Scholars Strategy Network. Access policy brief here.

Educational Resources

  1. Weaver, R.L. (2020). Using experiential education to teach social enterprise and entrepreneurship: A teaching guide. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Access teaching guide here.