Case studies in social entrepreneurship and sustainability / edited by Jost Hamschmidt and Michael Pirson ; with a foreword by Marina Kim.
2011
HC79.E5 C3738 2011eb
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Title
Case studies in social entrepreneurship and sustainability / edited by Jost Hamschmidt and Michael Pirson ; with a foreword by Marina Kim.
ISBN
9781909493971 (electronic bk.)
190949397X (electronic bk.)
9781906093471
1906093474
190949397X (electronic bk.)
9781906093471
1906093474
Published
Sheffield : Greenleaf, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 452 pages) : illustrations, maps
Call Number
HC79.E5 C3738 2011eb
System Control No.
(OCoLC)880681768
Summary
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 existing paradigms.
Note
"Resulting from the Oikos global case writing competition -- an annual program launched in 2003"--Preface
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
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Oikos collection ; v. 2.
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