Pubbl/distr/stampa	Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Business Books, c2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (251 p.)
Disciplina	338.040973 338/.040973
Altri autori (Persone)	ShapiroRuth A
Soggetto topico	Social entrepreneurship - United States Nonprofit organizations - United States Businesspeople - United States Philanthropists - United States
ISBN	0-8047-8437-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Section 1. The Entrepreneurs: Message from the Front Lines; Chapter 2: Investing in Microfinance / Premal Shah, President, Kiva; Chapter 3: Dollars, Sense, and Dignity / Conchy Bretos, Founder, Mia Senior Living Solutions; Chapter 4: The Power of an Economic Niche / Mary Houghton, President and Co-Founder, ShoreBank Corporation; Chapter 5: Building on Faith / Louise Burnham Packard, Founder and Executive Director, Trinity Boston Foundation; Chapter 6: The Entrepreneurs / A Conversation Section 2. The Funders and Investors: Why We Are Different from Traditional Philanthropists Chapter 7: The Power of Social Entrepreneurs / Sally Osberg, President and CEO, Skoll Foundation; Chapter 8: A Hybrid Approach to Supporting Social Entrepreneurs / Matt Bannick, Managing Partner, Omidyar Network; Chapter 9: Harnessing Entrepreneurial Energy / William Foote, Founder and CEO, Root Capital; Chapter 10: The Strength of Business in Sustainable Change / Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, The Acumen Fund; Chapter 11: Funders and Investors / A Conversation Section 3. The Thinkers: Profoundly New Ideas Create New Paradigms for Change Chapter 12: A Community Committed to Social Entrepreneurship / Christopher Gergen, Founder and CEO, Forward Ventures; Chapter 13: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: What's New, and Why Is It Important? / Kriss Deiglmeier, Executive Director, Stanford Center for Social Innovation; Chapter 14: The Blended Value Imperative / Jed Emerson, Founder, Blended Value; Chapter 15: The Thinkers / A Conversation; Section 4. The Champions: Elevation the Discourse to Global Dimensions Chapter 16: Collaborative Entrepreneurship: The Way to the ""Everyone a Change-Maker"" Society / Bill Drayton, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Ashoka Chapter 17: Building Social Business / Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank; Chapter 18: The Champions / A Conversation; Chapter 19: The New Thinking About Social Entrepreneurship; Bibliography and Suggested Resources; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910786360703321

Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Business Books, c2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (251 p.)
Disciplina	338.040973 338/.040973
Altri autori (Persone)	ShapiroRuth A
Soggetto topico	Social entrepreneurship - United States Nonprofit organizations - United States Businesspeople - United States Philanthropists - United States
ISBN	0-8047-8437-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Section 1. The Entrepreneurs: Message from the Front Lines; Chapter 2: Investing in Microfinance / Premal Shah, President, Kiva; Chapter 3: Dollars, Sense, and Dignity / Conchy Bretos, Founder, Mia Senior Living Solutions; Chapter 4: The Power of an Economic Niche / Mary Houghton, President and Co-Founder, ShoreBank Corporation; Chapter 5: Building on Faith / Louise Burnham Packard, Founder and Executive Director, Trinity Boston Foundation; Chapter 6: The Entrepreneurs / A Conversation Section 2. The Funders and Investors: Why We Are Different from Traditional Philanthropists Chapter 7: The Power of Social Entrepreneurs / Sally Osberg, President and CEO, Skoll Foundation; Chapter 8: A Hybrid Approach to Supporting Social Entrepreneurs / Matt Bannick, Managing Partner, Omidyar Network; Chapter 9: Harnessing Entrepreneurial Energy / William Foote, Founder and CEO, Root Capital; Chapter 10: The Strength of Business in Sustainable Change / Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, The Acumen Fund; Chapter 11: Funders and Investors / A Conversation Section 3. The Thinkers: Profoundly New Ideas Create New Paradigms for Change Chapter 12: A Community Committed to Social Entrepreneurship / Christopher Gergen, Founder and CEO, Forward Ventures; Chapter 13: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: What's New, and Why Is It Important? / Kriss Deiglmeier, Executive Director, Stanford Center for Social Innovation; Chapter 14: The Blended Value Imperative / Jed Emerson, Founder, Blended Value; Chapter 15: The Thinkers / A Conversation; Section 4. The Champions: Elevation the Discourse to Global Dimensions Chapter 16: Collaborative Entrepreneurship: The Way to the ""Everyone a Change-Maker"" Society / Bill Drayton, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Ashoka Chapter 17: Building Social Business / Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank; Chapter 18: The Champions / A Conversation; Chapter 19: The New Thinking About Social Entrepreneurship; Bibliography and Suggested Resources; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910806201903321

Autore	Corbett Richard A.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2020]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (234 pages)
Disciplina	333.33092
Soggetto topico	Businesspeople - United States Real estate developers - United States
ISBN	1-118-89903-2 1-118-89881-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910793820703321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York : , : Nova Publishers, , [2013]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (171 pages) : color illustrations
Disciplina	338.642
Soggetto topico	Small business - United States - Information services Businesspeople - United States Retirement - Planning Small business - Information technology - United States
ISBN	1-62618-712-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910151723303321

Autore	Becraft Michael B
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood, , 2017
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xiv, 247 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	338.7/6100416092 B
Collana	Greenwood biographies
Soggetto topico	Businesspeople - United States Computer engineers - United States Computer industry - United States - History
ISBN	979-82-16-01896-4 979-82-16-14927-9 1-61069-497-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Upbringing, family, and education -- Reed college and time before pre-Apple (1972-1976) -- The first year -- Apple Computer Incorporated and growth -- Now truly wealthy -- Ouster from Apple -- Next was Next -- Pixar and Disney -- Saving Apple from bankruptcy -- Apple's reshaping for the modern era -- Family and religion -- Political involvement -- The man outside Apple -- Dying -- Legacy of Steve Jobs in intellectual property -- Legacy in the industry -- Conclusion.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910155108903321