The Business of Social and Environmental Innovation New Frontiers in Africa
Abstract Innovative responses are necessary to address persistent and intertwined problems such as poverty, resource degradation, or food insecurity. There is a growing expectation for business to play a proactive role in this, but there are still remarkable gaps in our understanding of how exactly...
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oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-567052023-11-11T05:40:19Z The Business of Social and Environmental Innovation New Frontiers in Africa Bitzer, Verena Hamann, Ralph Hall, Martin Griffin-EL, Eliada Wosu Business Africa Abstract Innovative responses are necessary to address persistent and intertwined problems such as poverty, resource degradation, or food insecurity. There is a growing expectation for business to play a proactive role in this, but there are still remarkable gaps in our understanding of how exactly business can generate social and environmental innovation. This book focuses on the business of social and environmental innovation in the African context, where these issues are particularly relevant but even less well understood. The following chapter sets the scene by introducing the key concepts and issues at stake. We argue that the emergence of social and environmental innovation is often associated with individual efforts of social entrepreneurs, organizational transformation in incumbent businesses, and/or cross-sector partnerships as collective efforts... 2015-06-17T03:28:14Z 2015-06-17T03:28:14Z 2015 Book 978-3-319-04050-9 https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/56705 en application/pdf Springer |
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Abstract Innovative responses are necessary to address persistent and intertwined
problems such as poverty, resource degradation, or food insecurity. There is a growing expectation for business to play a proactive role in this, but there are still remarkable gaps in our understanding of how exactly business can generate social and
environmental innovation. This book focuses on the business of social and environmental innovation in the African context, where these issues are particularly relevant
but even less well understood. The following chapter sets the scene by introducing
the key concepts and issues at stake. We argue that the emergence of social and environmental innovation is often associated with individual efforts of social entrepreneurs, organizational transformation in incumbent businesses, and/or cross-sector
partnerships as collective efforts... |
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New Frontiers in Africa |
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Innovation
New Frontiers in Africa |
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New Frontiers in Africa |
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New Frontiers in Africa |
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