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Social Innovation and Business in Taiwan

Han, I - 2016

Based on five major research cases observed in Taiwan, this book introduces the core concept of a social innovation system to show how the common good can be established, adapted and diffused across communities, societies and national boundaries

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The Cost of Development in China

Hu, Guangyu - 2017

This book focuses on the future of China and its sustainable development, and summarizes the implications, forms, causes, countermeasures and related rules of the main costs generated during a country’s period of development, so as to provide a theoretical reference and decision-making...

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Economic Policy for a Social Europe : A Critique of Neo-liberalism and Proposals for Alternatives

Huffschmid, Jörg (ed.) - 2005

This book poses a critique of neoliberal economic polices in the EU and proposals for alternatives. The book argues that the economic weakness of the EU is the result of the very restrictive economic policy of the Union and most member states. The book advances from a comprehensive critique of...

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Variations of the Welfare State : Great Britain, Sweden, France and Germany Between Capitalism and Socialism

Kaufmann, Franz-Xaver - 2013

Between Capitalism and Socialism: Preliminary Methodological Remarks -- Theoretical Foundations -- Welfare State Development … Between Capitalism and Socialism -- Variations on the Welfare State Principle in Europe -- And Germany?- Synoptic Concluding … „capitalism“ (the USA), others are „socialism“ (the former Soviet Union). In this light, the (essentially North-West European …

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Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business Models : The Case of India

Agrawal, Anirudh (ed.); Kumar, Payal (ed.) - 2018

Part I. Theoretical Contextualization -- 1. Embedding Diversity in Social Entrepreneurial Research: India’s Learning Laboratories; Shambu Prasad and Joseph Satish V -- 2. Education Conversations: Situating Social Enterprise in India’s Education Discourse; Isabel Salovaara -- 3. Foremost...

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B Corp Entrepreneurs : Analysing the Motivations and Values behind Running a Social Business

Roth, Florentine Mariele Sophie; Winkler, Ingo - 2018

Highlighting the motivations of B Corp entrepreneurs in Chile, this book explores the phenomenon behind for-profit organisations that are committed to social and ecological sustainability as well as human welfare. By examining the personal and social drivers of businesses which are not solely...

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Leading a Surgical Revolution : The AO Foundation – Social Entrepreneurs in the Treatment of Bone Trauma

Jeannet, Jean-Pierre - 2019

This book describes the 60-year history of the AO Foundation and its impact on the treatment of bone trauma. Originally founded by a group of Swiss surgeons, the AO has since established its osteosynthesis treatment approach to trauma, using surgery and implants, as the global standard. The AO...

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Knowledge-Based Social Entrepreneurship : Understanding Knowledge Economy, Innovation, and the Future of Social Entrepreneurship

Kabir, Mitt Nowshade - 2019

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...

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Leading and Managing in the Social Sector : Strategies for Advancing Human Dignity and Social Justice

Tirmizi, S. Aqeel (ed.); Vogelsang, John D. (ed.) - 2017

This book explores leadership and management in social sector organizations, which include, NGOs, non-profits, social enterprises, social businesses, and cross-sector collaborations focusing on advancing human dignity and social justice. It provides social sector leaders with an overview of...

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Social Entrepreneurship in Non-Profit and Profit Sectors : Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives

Peris-Ortiz, Marta (ed.); Teulon, Frédéric (ed.); … - 2017

This volume examines the theoretical and empirical landscape of social entrepreneurship in both non-profit and profit sectors. It extends the traditional view of social entrepreneurship to include the environmental and institutional factors that affect the emergence of social entrepreneurship...

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