The business solution to poverty [[electronic resource] ] : designing products and services for three billion new customers / / Paul Polak and Mal Warwick
| The business solution to poverty [[electronic resource] ] : designing products and services for three billion new customers / / Paul Polak and Mal Warwick |
| Autore | Polak Paul |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.5/038 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WarwickMal |
| Collana | A BK currents book The business solution to poverty |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty
Social responsibility of business Industrial management - Social aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78402-614-X
1-60994-078-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction: eight keys to ending poverty -- Only business can end poverty -- "The poor are very different from you and me" -- What is poverty? -- What can government and philanthropy do? -- Why business is best equipped to fight global poverty -- Zero-based design and the bottom billions -- What to do before you launch your business -- The ruthless pursuit of affordability -- Zero-based design in practice : low-cost drip irrigation -- Design for the market -- Zero-based design in practice : a cautionary tale -- Design for scale -- Zero-based design in practice: safe drinking water for small villages -- Design for delivery the last 500 feet -- Building a mission-driven global business -- Opportunities abound -- It's your turn now -- Resources : takeaways and what we say to critics -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452616503321 |
Polak Paul
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| San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The business solution to poverty [[electronic resource] ] : designing products and services for three billion new customers / / Paul Polak and Mal Warwick
| The business solution to poverty [[electronic resource] ] : designing products and services for three billion new customers / / Paul Polak and Mal Warwick |
| Autore | Polak Paul |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.5/038 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WarwickMal |
| Collana | A BK currents book The business solution to poverty |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty
Social responsibility of business Industrial management - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-78402-614-X
1-60994-078-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction: eight keys to ending poverty -- Only business can end poverty -- "The poor are very different from you and me" -- What is poverty? -- What can government and philanthropy do? -- Why business is best equipped to fight global poverty -- Zero-based design and the bottom billions -- What to do before you launch your business -- The ruthless pursuit of affordability -- Zero-based design in practice : low-cost drip irrigation -- Design for the market -- Zero-based design in practice : a cautionary tale -- Design for scale -- Zero-based design in practice: safe drinking water for small villages -- Design for delivery the last 500 feet -- Building a mission-driven global business -- Opportunities abound -- It's your turn now -- Resources : takeaways and what we say to critics -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779891203321 |
Polak Paul
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| San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The business solution to poverty : designing products and services for three billion new customers / / Paul Polak and Mal Warwick
| The business solution to poverty : designing products and services for three billion new customers / / Paul Polak and Mal Warwick |
| Autore | Polak Paul |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.5/038 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WarwickMal |
| Collana | A BK currents book The business solution to poverty |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty
Social responsibility of business Industrial management - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
9781784026141
178402614X 9781609940782 1609940784 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction: eight keys to ending poverty -- Only business can end poverty -- "The poor are very different from you and me" -- What is poverty? -- What can government and philanthropy do? -- Why business is best equipped to fight global poverty -- Zero-based design and the bottom billions -- What to do before you launch your business -- The ruthless pursuit of affordability -- Zero-based design in practice : low-cost drip irrigation -- Design for the market -- Zero-based design in practice : a cautionary tale -- Design for scale -- Zero-based design in practice: safe drinking water for small villages -- Design for delivery the last 500 feet -- Building a mission-driven global business -- Opportunities abound -- It's your turn now -- Resources : takeaways and what we say to critics -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910970888903321 |
Polak Paul
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| San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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