Social and sustainable enterprise : changing the nature of business / Sarah Underwood ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Underwood, Sarah.

Murray, Alan.

Series:

Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research ; v. 2.

Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research, 2040-7246 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business--Environmental aspects.

Business.

Industries--Social aspects.

Industries.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bingley : Emerald, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With current environmental, social and financial challenges facing society and the economy, there has been a rapid growth in interest in the role of social and sustainable enterprise. Accordingly, as government, industry and communities seek to find alternative ways to deliver product and services, this volume seeks to draw together contemporary entrepreneurial research which addresses current social and environmental issues, such as: social and community enterprise and entrepreneurship, including the tension between maintaining core social aims and continuing to prosper in a highly competitive and turbulent marketplace. Sustainable entrepreneurship and environmental impacts of enterprise, for example the pursuit of environmentally-responsible opportunities by mainstream enterprises, the creation of self-consciously 'eco-preneurial' ventures and more radical models that challenge prevailing assumptions about enterprise and growth; and ethics, enterprise and social responsibility, including the growth of ethical markets and the opportunities they create, such as providing services for disadvantaged groups or facilitating markets in fairly-traded goods and services.

Contents:

Introduction to social and sustainable enterprise : changing the nature of business / Sarah Underwood ... [et al.]

Process of social entrepreneurship in India : the case of Goonj / Sarika Pruthi

Radical innovation strategies of environmental-technology entrepreneurs in the Dutch greenhouse horticulture sector / Maikel Kishna ... [et al.]

New business models for a low-carbon future : case studies from the energy sector / Mark Hinnells, Isobel O'Neil

Green entrepreneurship : building a green economy? : evidence from the UK / David Gibbs, Kirstie O'Neill

Environmental responsibility in micro-enterprises : exploring the relationship between disclosure and practice / Simon N. Parry

Does a CSR focus lead to innovation in established firms? / Christina Öberg

Are companies maintaining social benefits in constrained economic times? / María Dolores Vidal-Salazar, Vera Ferrón-Vilchez, Eulogio Cordón-Pozo

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in small and medium-sized enterprises : a developing country perspective / Shahnaz Ibrahim, Dima Jamali, Mine Karatas-Ozkan.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

9781283869041

1283869047

9781781902554

1781902550

OCLC:

823723200