Author: María Isabel Sánchez-Hernández
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030757145
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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“The fourth sector” consists of for-benefit organizations that combine market-based approaches of the private sector with the social and environmental aims of the public and non-profit sectors. This book examines successful experiences around the world in entrepreneurship in the fourth sector in recent times. The chapters also reveal the pivotal role of the public sector collaboration with private entities in solving the problems of humanity.
Author: María Isabel Sánchez-Hernández
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030683907
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 351
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“The fourth sector” is a relatively new sector that consists of for-benefit organizations that combine market-based approaches of the private sector with the social and environmental aims of the public and non-profit sectors. This book examines trends of entrepreneurship in the fourth sector, describes specific ecosystems fostering new ventures around the world, and characterizes the most common and innovative business models. It covers as well the main effects, among others, of technological change, innovation, and institutional behavior on the sector in the last years.
Author: Luis Portales
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030134563
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 207
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Social entrepreneurship and social innovation both seek to improve the world through social change. Whereas social entrepreneurship revolves around the business side of change, social innovation focuses on the processes through which that change is generated. This textbook provides a comprehensive analysis of both topics, covering all the characteristics and elements of social innovation and social entrepreneurship, from a conceptual and practical perspective. The book has four sections: 1) Basics and concepts of Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship; 2) Business models and generation of value in social enterprises; 3) Social innovation within traditional companies, and 4) Definition and alignment of the impact of social innovation and entrepreneurship. Students and any practitioners that want to know about social innovation or social entrepreneurship will be exposed to contemporary topics in the field as well as a variety of cases and tools for its development. With its learning objectives, reflective questions, the definition of key concepts, and exercises, this book is the definitive text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in social innovation and social entrepreneurship.
Author: Hans-Werner Franz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642328792
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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In recent years, social innovation has experienced a steep career. Numerous national governments and large organisations like the OECD, the European Commission and UNESCO have adopted the term. Social innovation basically means that people adopt new social practices in order to meet social needs in a different or more effective way. Prominent examples of the past are the Red Cross and the social welfare state or, at present, the internet 2.0 transforming our communication and cooperation schemes, requiring new management concepts, even empowering social revolutions. The traditional concept of innovation as successful new technological products needs fundamental rethinking in a society marked by knowledge and services, leading to a new and enriched paradigm of innovation. There is multiple evidence that social innovation will become of growing importance not only concerning social integration, equal opportunities and dealing with the greenhouse effects but also with regard to preserving and expanding the innovative capacity of companies and societies. While political authorities stress the social facets of social innovation, this book also encompasses its societal and systemic dimensions, collecting the scientific expertise of renowned experts and scholars from all over the world. Based on the contributions of the first world-wide science convention on social innovation from September 2011 in Vienna, the book provides an overview of scientific approaches to this still relatively new field. Forewords by Agnès HUBERT (Member of the Bureau of European Policy Advisers (BEPA) of the European Commission) and Antonella Noya (Senior Policy Analyst at OECD, manager of the OECD LEED Forum on Social Innovations)
Author: Jane Wei-Skillern
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412951372
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 425
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Written for students and practitioners of social entrepreneurship, this text is about the opportunity and challenge of applying leadership skills and entrepreneurial talents creatively and appropriately to create social value.
Author: Christian Seelos
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 1503600998
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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Innovation and Scaling for Impact forces us to reassess how social sector organizations create value. Drawing on a decade of research, Christian Seelos and Johanna Mair transcend widely held misconceptions, getting to the core of what a sound impact strategy entails in the nonprofit world. They reveal an overlooked nexus between investments that might not pan out (innovation) and expansion based on existing strengths (scaling). In the process, it becomes clear that managing this tension is a difficult balancing act that fundamentally defines an organization and its impact. The authors examine innovation pathologies that can derail organizations by thwarting their efforts to juggle these imperatives. Then, through four rich case studies, they detail innovation archetypes that effectively sidestep these pathologies and blend innovation with scaling. Readers will come away with conceptual models to drive progress in the social sector and tools for defining the future of their organizations.
Author: Ben Freedman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912774432
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW, NO DELAYS - 4th Sector Entrepreneurship is a comprehensive guide on how to lead and grow a sustainable high-impact social enterprise that consistently delivers value. Perfect for CEOs, senior leadership teams right down to the frontline team.
Author: Carlo Borzaga
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415339216
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Book Description
This book investigates the remarkable growth of the 'third sector', focusing on social enterprises, their characteristics, their contribution and their future prospects.
Author: Georgia Levenson Keohane
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071801685
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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An expert’s inside look into the ways social entrepreneurship is changing the world Whether you’re a policymaker, investor, or involved in a nonprofit, Social Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century gives you the knowledge you need to make the best possible decisions for the future. A former McKinsey consultant reveals how social entrepreneurship has filtered into the workings of government and private enterprise, where social sector values are now shaping “social impact” capitalism. Georgia Levenson Keohane is a Roosevelt Institute fellow, foundation executive, and former McKinsey consultant. She advises a range of poverty-fighting organizations, including philanthropies (Robin Hood Foundation), educational entities (New York City Charter School Center), community development organizations (Civic Builders), and think tanks (The Aspen Institute). She is an adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School.
Author: Alfonso H. Molina
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557334365
Category : Social entrepreneurship
Languages : en
Pages : 97
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This book seeks to contribute to the understanding of social innovation and entrepreneurship by developing a conceptual instrument to help characterize different social innovations, from the viewpoint of their hybridity. This theoretical development builds on insights accumulated in the existing literature on social innovation and entrepreneurship. The main focus, however, is on social innovation.
