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Becoming a Social Entrepreneur : Starting Out, Scaling up and Staying True.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gordon, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milton : Routledge, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Endorsement Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface: Listening to social entrepreneurs; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Before you; Chapter 1: Lessons to learn; Sanga's birthday; Lessons left on the ground; Note; Chapter 2: Are you a social entrepreneur?; A new wave; From the sweet spot toward profit; Which market?; Mission, not profit, lights the way; Are you a social entrepreneur? (Take two); Being a social entrepreneur; Notes; Part 2: You; Chapter 3: Before they were social entrepreneurs; Immerse yourself; Life comes at you hard; Survivor
  • Off the trackInvite the world in; Knowing versus understanding; Unflinching; Real life; Experienced with meaning; Faux immersion; Notes; Chapter 4: Ideas; Paths; Sludge; Impulse to act; Developing an idea; The doctor and the priest; On whose shoulders?; Complexity from simpler parts; Intention for impact; Recover, integrate, act; Strong "number 2s"; Notes; Chapter 5: Necessity; Is it necessary
  • Really necessary?; Originality is not necessity; Markets don't define necessity; Notes; Chapter 6: Join; The siren call of social entrepreneurship; Joining the chorus; Necessary and unwelcome
  • Chapter 7: Personal challengesNot just action; Awards notwithstanding; Work intensity; Stress and risk; You don't know your own venture; Misunderstood; Burning your social enterprise; Myths and shells; Notes; Chapter 8: The sanities of ­ pro-social behavior; Act for yourself; act for others; Persistence; Flexibility; Nonproductive persistence; Your goodness or mine?; Reframe; A taste for equity; Notes; Chapter 9: Committing; Ready? Really?; Always stepping on the gas; When your venture gives you lemons; Breathe in; Acting from values; Pushing forward; Charmed "whys"; Critical "whys"; Wisdom
  • Breathe outNotes; Chapter 10: Gaining skills; Now, just a product; Language of enterprise; Prepare thyself!; Learn; Becoming technical; Ask; New mistakes; Too cool for school?; Data; Climb with others; Soft skills; Credibility; Seizing opportunity; In-credible personalities; In-credible winners; In-credulous: Talent doesn't have hues; Notes; Part 3: Your team; Chapter 11: Go team, go; If the bus comes; There's no "team" in "I"; It's not about you; Chapter 12: Co-founder; Start together; Invest together; You or "yous"; Critical feedback; Building partnership; Notes; Chapter 13: Team formation
  • School work to real workEmbracing new roles; Warm relationships; Organization structure: Benefit or crutch?; Pluripotency; Note; Chapter 14: Hiring; Bad language, bad hires; Mindful hiring; Basics of hiring; Away from home; The people the people you know know; Talent is everywhere; P.S.; Vision attracts talent; Notes; Chapter 15: Compensation; Compensation: Values; Compensation: Experience; Non-monetary economics; Hiring expresses values; Note; Chapter 16: Volunteers; Local talent is not voluntary talent; Why would anyone volunteer?; Volunteer structure; Select and train