Changing your company from the inside out : a guide for social intrapreneurs / Gerald F. Davis and Chris White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Gerald F. (Gerald Fredrick), 1961- author.

White, Chris (Christopher J.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social entrepreneurship.

Social responsibility of business.

Organizational change.

Genre:

Business resource.

Physical Description:

x, 187 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, 2015.

Summary:

"Changing Your Company from the Inside Out offers you the tools you need to champion initiatives that are meaningful to you, socially responsible, and align with your company's mission and strategy. Drawing on the lessons of dynamic social movements-from the Civil Rights Movement to the Arab Spring-and the real-world successes of corporate intrapreneurs, Davis and White present concrete strategies and tactics for effecting meaningful change in companies. This is an indispensable and practical guide for anyone seeking to create a sustainable venture within an existing enterprise"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 How Can I Pay the Bills and Still Live My Values? 1

Chapter 2 Four Kinds of Social Innovation in Organizations 15

Chapter 3 Overview of the Social Movement Framework 29

Chapter 4 When: Opportunity Structures 47

Chapter 5 Why: Making the Case 77

Chapter 6 Who: Understanding Social Networks 101

Chapter 7 How: Platforms for Mobilizing 125

Chapter 8 Change Your Company, Change the World 145.

ISBN:

9781422185094

1422185095

OCLC:

915278748