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Cover A Research Agenda for Social Innovation
A Research Agenda for Social Innovation
Editors: Jürgen Howaldt, Christoph Kaletka, and Antonius Schröder
This insightful Research Agenda offers unique perspectives into the different strands of social innovation research, covering the history and theory of this ever-growing research field. Chapters show the range and depth of the social advances that characterize this vibrant and contested subject, and analyse the strong increase in political and public interest in social innovation.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
12 Nov 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789909357
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Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2021
Cover Peace Entrepreneurs and Social Entrepreneurship
Peace Entrepreneurs and Social Entrepreneurship
Life Stories from Israelis and Palestinians
Amalya Oliver-Lumerman, Tammar B. Zilber, Haneen S. Magadlah, Tammy Rubel-Lifschitz, and Yosepha Tabib-Calif
This timely book comprises detailed personal narratives of entrepreneurs who have worked towards peace in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. It begins by offering an innovative framework of analysis based on scientific knowledge about social entrepreneurs, defining ‘peace entrepreneurship’ and mapping its unique characteristics. It also explains the narrative methodology used, and provides a short history of the conflict in the region.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
21 Sep 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789906295
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Business 2021
Cover Scaling the Social Enterprise
Scaling the Social Enterprise
Lessons Learned from Founders of Social Startups
Jennifer M. Walske, Elizabeth Foster, and Laura D. Tyson
Scaling the Social Enterprise is an ideal text for courses that focus on social entrepreneurship and social innovation, at either the graduate or undergraduate level. Common themes across high growth social startups discussed in the book include:   • building and modifying a management team for growth • creating and maintaining a dynamic stakeholder network • choosing corporate form and funders • moving from idea to pilot, to roll-out, and pivots along the way • the importance of media magic in building a brand • developing and refining one’s value chain • the pivotal role of technology in scaling   Featuring high profile, high growth social startups including Fair Trade USA, Revolution Foods, Sanergy, Kiva, d.light, Back to the Roots, and Grameen America, the chapter on funding social startups also profiles social funders such as Bridges Fund Management and Better Ventures, amongst others.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
20 Jul 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788113724
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Business 2021
Cover Field Guide for Research in Community Settings
Field Guide for Research in Community Settings
Tools, Methods, Challenges and Strategies
Editors: M. R. Islam, Niaz A. Khan, Siti H.A.B. Ah, Haris A. Wahab, and Mashitah B. Hamidi
This insightful book offers practical advice to fieldworkers in social research, enabling robust and judicious applications of research methods and techniques in data collection. It also outlines data collection challenges that are commonly faced when working in the field.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
07 May 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800376328
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Business 2021
Cover World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship
World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship
Editor: Léo-Paul Dana
This second edition of a classic reference work, written by some of the most eminent academics in the field, contains over 30 per cent more entries on entrepreneurship. Comprehensive in scope, it includes topics from business angels, to export services to family business and uncertainty and venture capital. There are also entries on individuals including George Eastman, Howard Hughes, Joseph Schumpeter and Walt Disney. Providing its readers with a unique point of reference, as well as stimulus for further research, this Encyclopedia is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, particularly students, scholars and researchers.
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Encyclopedia
Publication Date:
19 Jan 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839104145
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Business 2021
Cover Implementing Sustainable Development Goals in Europe
Implementing Sustainable Development Goals in Europe
The Role of Political Entrepreneurship
Editors: Charlie Karlsson and Daniel Silander
This unique book expertly analyses European political entrepreneurship in relation to the European Union’s approach towards the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development strategy. It explores the role of European political entrepreneurs in shaping, influencing and realising the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Chapters examine EU actors in the context of numerous development goals to assess how political entrepreneurship challenges traditional EU institutions and promotes visionary activity.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
11 Sep 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789909975
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Social and Political Science 2020
Cover Entrepreneurial Personality and Small Business Management
Entrepreneurial Personality and Small Business Management
Is there a Narcissist in Every Successful Entrepreneur?
Simona Leonelli and Francesca Masciarelli
Entrepreneurial Personality and Small Business Management offers a comprehensive analysis with theoretical and empirical grounding for understanding how entrepreneurial personality shapes small business outcomes. It explores why entrepreneurs act differently when facing similar situations and why some are more successful than others. This book represents an important step towards the development of a more complete understanding of the entrepreneur’s role in a small firm.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
07 Aug 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839108976
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Business 2020
Cover Social Innovation and Urban Governance
Social Innovation and Urban Governance
Citizenship, Civil Society and Social Movements
Editors: Marc Pradel-Miquel, Ana B. Cano-Hila, and Marisol García Cabeza
Presenting social innovation initiatives that emerged from organized citizenry in Southern European cities, this book explores the response to austerity policies implemented after the 2008 economic crisis. Chapters look at the common aim of these initiatives in responding to social needs and challenging social exclusion.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
19 Jun 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839102325
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Social and Political Science 2020
Cover A Research Agenda for Social Entrepreneurship
A Research Agenda for Social Entrepreneurship
Editors: Anne de Bruin and Simon Teasdale
In the last two decades social entrepreneurship has grown in energy and impact as entrepreneurial spirit has increasingly turned to finding solutions for social, cultural and environmental issues. As social entrepreneurship has grown in popularity, so too has its academic study. A Research Agenda for Social Entrepreneurship brings together contributions from developing paths in the field to signpost the directions ahead for the study of social entrepreneurship.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
26 Jul 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788972321
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Business 2019
Cover Responsible Innovation in Digital Health
Responsible Innovation in Digital Health
Empowering the Patient
Editors: Tatiana Iakovleva, Elin M. Oftedal, and John Bessant
Powerful new approaches and advances in medical systems drive increasingly high expectations for healthcare providers internationally. The form of digital healthcare – a suite of new technologies offering significant benefits in cost and quality – allow institutions to keep pace with society’s needs. This book covers the need for responsible innovation in this area, exploring the issues of implementation as well as potential negative consequences to ensure digital healthcare delivers for the benefit of all stakeholders.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
26 Jul 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975063
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Business 2019