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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337788803321

Autore

Kabir Mitt Nowshade

Titolo

Knowledge-Based Social Entrepreneurship [[electronic resource] ] : Understanding Knowledge Economy, Innovation, and the Future of Social Entrepreneurship / / by Mitt Nowshade Kabir

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

1-137-34809-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (372 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Growth, , 2662-3641

Disciplina

658.408

Soggetti

Small business

Knowledge management

Leadership

Management information systems

Development economics

Industrial management—Environmental aspects

Small Business

Knowledge Management

Business Strategy/Leadership

Business Information Systems

Development Economics

Sustainability Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Knowledge economy -- 3. Knowledge society -- 4. Technologies of the future -- 5. Knowledge -- 6. Innovation -- 7. Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship -- 8. Strategy, strategy formulation and business models -- 9. Opportunity development and commercialization -- 10. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Social entrepreneurship is on the rise and social enterprises are solving some of the most critical and enduring social problems by using innovative, pragmatic and sustainable business models. Access to



knowledge thanks to the Internet and rapid expansion of the knowledge economy are opening new opportunities for social ventures. With knowledge-based social entrepreneurship where knowledge is the primary resource, more pressing social problems can be addressed by This book investigates this emerging concept, possibilities that it holds, its place in today's economy, and links bridges between knowledge, innovation, and social entrepreneurship. Academics, entrepreneurs, students, and NGOs will find the theoretical and practical information presented in this book extremely valuable.