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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298196903321

Autore

Roth Florentine Mariele Sophie

Titolo

B Corp Entrepreneurs : Analysing the Motivations and Values behind Running a Social Business / / by Florentine Mariele Sophie Roth, Ingo Winkler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-90167-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 113 p. 20 illus.)

Collana

Palgrave pivot

Disciplina

658.421

Soggetti

Entrepreneurship

Industrial management—Environmental aspects

Social responsibility of business

Leadership

Nonprofit organizations

Sustainability Management

Corporate Social Responsibility

Business Strategy/Leadership

Non-Profit Organizations and Public Enterprises

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Challenging the Traditional Way of Doing Business -- 2. The B Corp Movement -- 3. Values and Motivations of B Corp Entrepreneurs and Social Entrepreneurs -- 4. Schwartz's Values and Motivation Theory -- 5. The Study - B Corp Entrepreneurs in Chile -- 6. Chilean B Corp Entrepreneurs' Values and Motivations -- 7. Motivational Profiles of Chilean B Corp Entrepreneurs -- 8. Implications and Future Research.

Sommario/riassunto

Highlighting the motivations of B Corp entrepreneurs in Chile, this book explores the phenomenon behind for-profit organisations that are committed to social and ecological sustainability as well as human welfare. By examining the personal and social drivers of businesses which are not solely focused on profit-making, the authors reveal a dual orientation that is an important factor in the creation of hybrid organisations. Offering an in-depth study of B Corp entrepreneurs in



Chile, the largest B Corp community outside of North America, this pioneering book challenges dominant assumptions that there is only one ideal type of entrepreneur and argues that the values of the purely profit-driven and purely social-driven do in fact intersect. An enlightening read for researchers of social business and sustainability, this book analyses perceptions towards success, and the desire to solve environmental problems, underlining a fundamental aspect of the entrepreneur’s personal value structure.