Autore	Choi David Y.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York : , : Routledge/Taylor & Francis, , 2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (209 p.)
Disciplina	658.4/08
Altri autori (Persone)	GrayEdmund R
Soggetto topico	Social responsibility of business Social entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship - Moral and ethical aspects
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-135-84085-7 1-135-84086-5 1-283-32080-0 9786613320803 0-203-88350-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface and Acknowledgements; Part 1: Toward a New Breed of Entrepreneurs; 1 Introduction; 2 The Values-Centered Entrepreneur; Part 2: The Lessons/Guidelines; 3 Commit to a (Meaningful) Purpose; 4 Raise Capital with Mission in Mind: Be Strategic, Resilient, and Cautious; 5 Hire Talented Employees with Shared Values; 6 Promote Your Company's Values; 7 Build a Cohesive, Dedicated Organization; 8 Maximize Profits... With Some Exceptions; 9 Minimize Your Environmental and Social Footprint; 10 Stay With It for the Long Haul 11 Make Giving a Priority12 Be a Role Model for Others; 13 Concluding Thoughts; Part 3: Case Studies; Case Study 1 Gottlieb Duttweiler and Migros; Case Study 2 Stonyfield Farm; Case Study 3 King Cycle Group; Case Study 4 T.S. Designs, Inc.; Notes; Index
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Autore	April Kurt
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London : , : Knowledge Resources, , 2021
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (295 pages)
Disciplina	338.040968
Altri autori (Persone)	ZolfaghariBadri
Soggetto topico	New business enterprises Southern Africa Social entrepreneurship
ISBN	1-86922-901-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I -- Entrepreneurial Context: A System-Level Lens Towards Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 1 -- Informality, 4IR and the Entrepreneurial State in Africa: An 'Economic Ecosystems' Perspective -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Beyond Neoclassical Economics: An 'Economic Ecosystems' Perspective -- Dual economies as "economic ecosystems" -- Defining economic ecosystems -- Localisation and innovation -- Differentiation and growth -- Adaptation and stability -- African developmental needs and conditions -- Urbanisation -- High infrastructure, service provision deficits -- High levels of informality -- The emerging African middle class 'precariat' -- A small-scale, high absorption infrastructure boom -- Green technology and 4IR for Africa -- The green technology - 4IR melting pot! -- Spatial implementation considerations -- Implications for The Entrepreneurial State in Africa -- Introduction: An economics ecosystems perspective on the Entrepreneurial State in Africa -- Shaping economic ecosystems' responses to change effects -- Diversifying the "product space" of economic ecosystems -- Entrepreneurial dynamism and innovation -- Maintaining stability and resilience through transition -- Critical Reflections on the "Economic Ecosystems" Approach -- Power, social institutions and context -- Formal-informal "Edge Effects" and the Digital Realm -- Conclusions and Way Forward -- Chapter 2 -- Collective Intelligence for Good in the Fourth Industrial Revolution -- Abstract -- Background -- What is emergence? -- Agents and agencies -- Situatedness, embodiment, intelligence and emergence -- The internet of agents -- The artificial mind engine -- The artificial mind engine and cybersecurity -- Collaborative ecosystems in the 4IR. Collective entrepreneurship in the 4IR -- Community safety entrepreneurial ecosystem -- Epidemic control entrepreneurial ecosystem -- Universal health coverage (UHC) -- Financial risks and return -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 -- Social Enterprise and its Contextual Challenges -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Scaling challenges -- Poor enabling environment -- Prerequisites for success -- The future -- Chapter 4 -- A Model for The Utilisation of Networks and Leveraging of The Economic Benefits of Migration Capital in Emerging Markets -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Understanding migration capital -- Key enablers -- Leveraging migration capital -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 -- Mobilizing Values and Action through Framing Strategies in Creating a Regional Bio-energy Niche -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Framing strategies -- Methodology -- Data collection -- Results -- Conclusion -- Limitations -- Relevance for emerging markets -- Chapter 6 -- Restoring the Agency of Voice through Video-led Cases for "Values-Driven Entrepreneurship and Societal Impact" -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Enabling the power of speech -- A passion for spreading the word -- Driven by a passion for justice -- Empowerment photography -- Professional is personal -- Their way of writing -- Beyond words -- Restoring the agency of voice in vales-driven entrepreneurship -- Part II -- Organizational-Level Activities in Entrepreneurial Developments -- Chapter 7 -- B Corps on the African Continent: A Source of Socio-Economic Hope? -- Abstract -- Introduction -- B Corps as a movement -- B Corps on the continent -- Africa as the world's next economic opportunity -- B Corps as a remedy? -- B Corps in Africa -- Chapter 8 -- Collaboration Over Competition -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Funding -- Employees -- Customers -- Suppliers -- Networks -- Mentorship -- Chapter 9. Lessons Learnt from Supporting Early-stage Ventures at an African Business School Incubator -- Abstract -- Understanding the key needs of start-ups -- Early-stage entrepreneurship support systems -- Incubation -- Pilot venture incubation program -- Co-working space and community -- Mentorship and guidance -- Training and workshops -- Advisory services -- Events -- Access to networks -- Challenges and other lessons -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10 -- Educating a New Generation of Sustainable Leaders by Working with Social-Impact Founders in Africa -- Business schools - still part of the problem or already part of the solution? -- Entrepreneurial ecosystems: working with Social-Impact Start-ups -- Conceptual perspective: the role of entrepreneurial initiative for social innovation in Africa -- SISTAC: Social Impact Start-up Academy -- Summary -- Chapter 11 -- Toward a Fearless Social Enterprise: Using Psychological Safety to Create Social Value -- Social entrepreneurship and models of social enterprise -- The case for the social business -- Operational challenges and the pressure to professionalize -- Teams, psychological safety and learning behavior -- Creating fearless social entrepreneurs -- Chapter 12 -- The Impact of Business Accelerators in Disadvantaged Areas: The Case of Solution Space Philippi Village -- Introduction -- Business incubators and accelerators -- Theory -- Methodology -- Empirical Setting -- Philippi Village background -- Community background -- Team background -- Objectives -- Target audience -- Results -- Discussion -- Part III -- Micro-Level Foundations of Entrepreneurial Activities -- Chapter 13 -- An Entrepreneurship Propensity Index as a Measure of New Venture Creation Potential -- Introduction -- Entrepreneurship and economic development -- International entrepreneurship research -- Intrinsic entrepreneurship determinants. Extrinsic entrepreneurship determinants -- Strategy and methodology -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 14 -- Locus of Control and The Happy Entrepreneur -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Entrepreneurship and happiness at work -- Locus of control and happiness -- Locus of control and entrepreneurship -- Conclusion -- Chapter 15 -- Self-empathy as it Relates to Entrepreneurship -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Self-empathy in Empathic Interpersonal Engagement -- Self-empathy Observes and Integrates Experiences -- Noticing with self-empathy -- Becoming aware of sensations, emotions, thoughts and needs -- Self-empathy With Ethical Responsibility and Centredness -- Ethical exploration and agreement -- Centring and active sensation practice -- Suspending judgment in self-empathy -- Setting personal intentions and attending to self in self-empathy -- Self-empathy as a Tool for Empathy With Others -- Conclusion -- Recommendations for Research -- Chapter 16 -- Executive Coaching as an Entrepreneurial Venture -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Coaching as a small and medium-sized enterprise -- Using a business model template to analyse an SME -- Research design -- Findings and discussion -- Value network (VN) -- Value architecture (VA) -- Value proposition (VP) -- VF - Value finance -- Practical implications -- Conclusion -- Chapter 17 -- Micro-Entrepreneurs and Their Start-Up Teams: Impact of Emotions and Trust -- Introduction -- Stream 1: The micro-entrepreneur and individual-level factors -- Stream 2: Entrepreneurial network/team -- Directions for future research -- CHAPTER 18 -- Diversity and Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Intersections and Purposive Collaboration -- Abstract -- Chapter 19 -- Challenging the Odds: A Critical Analysis of Refugee Entrepreneurial Resilience in South Africa -- Abstract -- Background. The state of entrepreneurship in South Africa -- The state of refugee-immigrant entrepreneurship in South Africa -- Theoretical Grounding -- Introduction -- Middleman minority theory -- Ethnic enclave economy theory -- Social network theories in the immigrant entrepreneurship literature -- Entrepreneurial leadership and role modelling -- My journey as a refugee entrepreneur in South Africa -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: Africaneurs of Sub-Saharan Africa -- References -- Index.
Altri titoli varianti	Values-Driven Entrepreneurship and Societal Impact
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Autore	Hall Geraldine
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (191 pages)
Disciplina	174.4
Soggetto topico	Business ethics Capitalism - Social aspects Social entrepreneurship
ISBN	9783031140273 9783031140266
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Intro -- Foreword: Social Enterprise, Social Economy and Social Goods -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Social Enterprise as the Model of Virtuous Business Practice? -- Aims of the Book -- MacIntyre's Virtue and Its Application to Social Enterprise -- MacIntyre, Business and Capitalism -- Alternative Forms of Business -- Defining Social Enterprise -- Contextualising Pearce's Social Enterprise -- Potential of the Social Enterprise Model -- Outline of Chapters -- References -- 2 MacIntyre's Virtue -- Introduction -- Practices -- Internal and External Goods -- Common Goods -- Virtues -- Institutions -- Capitalistic and Bureaucratic Institutions -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 MacIntyre's Virtues and Capitalism -- Introduction -- Business as Practice -- Corporation as Institution -- Maximisation of Profit or Wealth -- Effectiveness vs. Excellence -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Alternative Forms of Enterprise Within and Without Capitalism and MacIntyre -- Introduction -- The Virtuous Corporation -- Virtues in Business Type Institutions -- Common Goods -- Alternative Forms of Institution and Economy -- Cooperatives as Practice Embodying Institutions -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Defining Social Enterprise -- Introduction -- Problems with Definition in Social Enterprise Research -- Research Approaches in the Field of Social Enterprise -- Social Enterprise Schools of Thought -- Social Enterprise Defined Through Key Indicators or Characteristics -- Directly Involved with Trading Activities -- Social Aim or Purpose -- Limited Profit Distribution -- Participation and Governance by Stakeholders -- Independent/Autonomous Organisations -- Social Enterprise on a Spectrum -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Contextualising Pearce's Social Enterprise -- Introduction -- The Social Economy -- Social Enterprise as a Part of the Social Economy. Values in Social Enterprise -- Radical and Reformist Approaches -- A Conceptual Framework for Radical Social Enterprise -- The Social, Economic and Political Context for Radical Social Enterprise -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Radical Social Enterprise and MacIntyre -- Introduction -- Social Enterprise Values and Characteristics -- Key Themes -- Rejection of Capitalism -- Common Goods -- Cooperation -- Democracy -- Radical Social Enterprises as Promoters of Social Purpose -- Radical Social Enterprises as Institutions -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Conclusion -- Afterword -- MacIntyre, Alternative Economies, Radical Social Enterprise and the Social Economy -- References -- Index.
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