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Case studies in social entrepreneurship and sustainability /

The case studies in this book explore both the opportunities and pitfalls entrepreneurs face in targeting sustainability issues and how their values and core assumptions impact their business strategies. They describe new patterns of value creation, new alliances, and the challenges of dealing with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hamschmidt, Jost, Pirson, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sheffield : Greenleaf, [2011]
Colección:Oikos collection ; v. 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Foreword; Part I. Introduction; 1.1. Preface; 1.2. Cases in Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability: What Makes an Excellent Case?; 1.3. Teaching Notes: Combining Contents with Concepts; 1.4. Introduction to the Cases; Part II. Understanding the Nature of the Social Entrepreneur; 2.1. The Meaning of Social Entrepreneurship; Case 1. So You Want to Be a Social Entrepreneur?; Case 2. Gram Vikas; Case 3. KickStart; Case 4. Kapai New Zealand.
  • Part III. Entrepreneurial Action for Developing Inclusive MarketsCase 5. Fabio Rosa; Case 6. Dr. Reddy's; Case 7. ALTIS; Case 8. VisionSpring; Part IV. Topic Spotlight: SE Approaches for Tackling Water Challenges; Case 9. Procter & Gamble's PuR Water Purifier; Case 10. Trevor Field and the PlayPumps of Africa; Case 11. WaterHealth International; Part V. Scaling, Legitimacy and Profit Challenges for Mission-Driven Organizations; Case 12. Business Model Innovation by Better Place; Case 13. Noir/Illuminati II; Case 14. The ReUse People; Case 15. LivingHomes; Part VI. Resources.
  • 6.1. Guidelines for Case Writing6.2. International Case Writing Competitions; 6.3. Case Collections and Journals; 6.4. About the oikos Global Case Writing Competition; 6.5. About oikos; 6.6. Literature; About the editors.