'Social Entrepreneurship' is a term that has come to be applied to the activities of grass-roots activists, NGOs, policy makers, international institutions, and corporations, amongst others, which address a range of social issues in innovative and creative ways.
This book presents a reader-friendly analysis and synthesis of the key economic and management approaches to innovation, entrepreneurship, and technological change.
'Social Entrepreneurship' is a term that has come to be applied to the activities of grass-roots activists, NGOs, policy makers, international institutions, and corporations, amongst others, which address a range of social issues in innovative and creative ways.
This book is a collection of essays about the emergence of routines and, more generally, about getting things organized in firms and in industries in early stages and in transition.
This book is a collection of essays about the emergence of routines and, more generally, about getting things organized in firms and in industries in early stages and in transition.
Edith Penrose was a remarkable woman and distinguished scholar who lived through, and witnessed at first hand, many of the major events of the 20th century; the great depression in the US; the rise of Nazism in Europe; the second world war when she worked as a special adviser to the US Ambassador in London; post-war reconstruction, assisting Eleanor Roosevelt with the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the McCarthy era; and the oil crisis of the 1970s.
Early pioneers in management thinking, such as Henri Fayol and Peter Drucker, conceived of management as a science-based professional activity that serves the greater good.
Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Finance provides a comprehensive introduction to entrepreneurial finance, showing how entrepreneurs and investors jointly turn ideas into valuable high-growth start-ups.
A small but growing group of today's knowledge workers actively seek a lifestyle of freedom, using technology to perform their jobs, traveling far and wide, and moving as often as they like.
A small but growing group of today's knowledge workers actively seek a lifestyle of freedom, using technology to perform their jobs, traveling far and wide, and moving as often as they like.
"e;Whether you're just getting started, or you're ten years into your career, Entering StartUpLand will be a useful tool to enhance your startup knowledge, accelerate your career, and navigate your way to StartUpLand success.
Most parents today have a tough time economically: They have to be at home raising their children so they can- not work much, and the jobs that are out there are often part-time and low paying.
Organizational collaboration has played an important role in the field of strategic management in recent decades, including influential works on joint ventures, networks, and social capital.
Organizational collaboration has played an important role in the field of strategic management in recent decades, including influential works on joint ventures, networks, and social capital.
Oil Booms and Business Busts looks at how government policymaking shapes a puzzling phenomenon in economic development--the "e;curse"e; of natural resources.
Oil Booms and Business Busts looks at how government policymaking shapes a puzzling phenomenon in economic development--the "e;curse"e; of natural resources.
Why have some countries been able to escape the usual dead end of international development efforts and build explosively growing capitalist economies?
Entrepreneurs often struggle with many aspects of business: planning and financing company growth, creating a company vision, recruiting, leading, and managing people, as well as personal costs.
Life improves under the economic system often called "e;entrepreneurial capitalism"e; or "e;creative destruction,"e; but more accurately called "e;innovative dynamism.
Life improves under the economic system often called "e;entrepreneurial capitalism"e; or "e;creative destruction,"e; but more accurately called "e;innovative dynamism.
'Read this book to create a company as enchanting as Apple' Steve Wozniak'The power of a really good idea to transform the marketplace and individual customer experiences is huge.
Luke Johnson is the man behind the growth of PizzaExpress and as a host of other leading brands; one of Britain's most successful entrepreneurs with an estimated personal fortune of 120 million.
