Scaling Up Business Solutions to Social Problems

A Practical Guide for Social and Corporate Entrepreneurs
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-349-49984-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 225 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

A silent revolution is underway, as entrepreneurs challenge prevalent notions of business motives and methods to invent market-based solutions to eradicate social injustice. Yet many fail to succeed. Based on original research, the authors uncover why impressive solutions fail to scale up, featuring global case studies and practical solutions.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kayser, O.

Budinich, V.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Betriebliches Energie- und Umweltmanagement
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART I: SOLUTIONS THAT WORK 1. A World Of Opportunities 2. Social Entrepreneurs 3. Why 'Market Based'solutions? PART II: MARKET BASED SOLUTIONS FOR 4. Cooking 5. Affordable Housing 6. Lighting 7. Safe Drinking Water 8. Banking Services 9. Boosting The Profitability Of Micro-Entrepreneurs 10. Offering Fair Employment 11. When Markets Fail PART III: OBSTACLES TO SCALE 12. Where To Start? 13. Social Entrepreneurs: How To Scale Up Impact? 14. Corporations: The Incumbent Dilemma 15. Citizen Sector Organizations 16. Hybrid Value Chains 17. The Longest Mile 18. Needs And Wants 19. Impact Investing 20. The Role Of Philanthropy 21. Are We Reinventing Capitalism?

Über Autor(innen)

Olivier Kayser is the founder and managing director of Hystra, a global consulting firm specializing in advising corporations, social entrepreneurs, foundations and the public sector in designing and implementing hybrid strategies. Olivier has been a Vice-President of Ashoka from 2003 to 2008, and is the founder of the Ashoka Support Network (a global network of business people supporting social entrepreneurs). He was a senior partner of McKinsey & Company where he spent 18 years based in Paris, Chicago, Hong Kong and Shanghai, advising some of the world's largest multinational corporations as well as state-owned and local enterprises. He is a board member of NGOs as well as of two multi-billion euro international corporations. Born in France, Olivier grew up in Spain, and studied at French business school HEC.

Valeria Budinich is a social entrepreneur and organizational strategist with 25 years of experience innovating at the intersection of business and society. As a Leadership Group Member at Ashoka, she founded the "Full Economic Citizenship", a global initiative that has enabled over 50 hybrid business models in housing, small farmer agriculture and other industries. In 2012, she received the Harvard/McKinsey M-Prize for management innovation for her pioneering work. Prior to Ashoka, Valeria advised international development organizations and coached local entrepreneurs engaged in innovation in Africa, Asia and Latin America. She serves in the Advisory Boards ofthe Lemelson Foundation and Leapfrog Investments. Born in Chile, Valeria grew up in Central America and the USA where she trained as an Industrial Engineer.