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Social Business [electronic resource] : Theory, Practice, and Critical Perspectives / edited by Andrea Grove, Gary A. Berg.

Contributor(s): Grove, Andrea [editor.] | Berg, Gary A [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XVI, 249 p. 22 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642452758.Subject(s): Business | Entrepreneurship | Business ethics | Sustainable development | Business and Management | Business Ethics | Entrepreneurship | Sustainable DevelopmentAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 174.4 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Part I: Introduction: Background and Theory -- Part II: Case Studies -- Part III: Practice: Lessons Learned About Designing Social Businesses.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Conceptualized and put into practice by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Dr. Muhammad Yunus, social businesses work to address social ills such as poverty, lack of health care, gaps in education, and environmental challenges. This book explores the ideation, practice and evaluation of the concept of social business. Not just theoretical foundations, but several case studies of social businesses around the world, and state-of-the-art assessment of the issues that arise in the planning, marketing, and evaluation of social businesses, are featured in this book. This cutting-edge collection of articles, presented by the California Institute for Social Business (CISB) in collaboration with Professor Yunus, is one of the first comprehensive collections of theory and research on the emerging field of social business. The diverse group of authors come from around the world and from various disciplinary backgrounds, representing the leading academic experts on social business phenomena.
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Part I: Introduction: Background and Theory -- Part II: Case Studies -- Part III: Practice: Lessons Learned About Designing Social Businesses.

Conceptualized and put into practice by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Dr. Muhammad Yunus, social businesses work to address social ills such as poverty, lack of health care, gaps in education, and environmental challenges. This book explores the ideation, practice and evaluation of the concept of social business. Not just theoretical foundations, but several case studies of social businesses around the world, and state-of-the-art assessment of the issues that arise in the planning, marketing, and evaluation of social businesses, are featured in this book. This cutting-edge collection of articles, presented by the California Institute for Social Business (CISB) in collaboration with Professor Yunus, is one of the first comprehensive collections of theory and research on the emerging field of social business. The diverse group of authors come from around the world and from various disciplinary backgrounds, representing the leading academic experts on social business phenomena.

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