Frontiers in Social Innovation: The Essential Handbook for Creating, Deploying, and Sustaining Creative Solutions to Systemic Problems - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 164782141X ISBN 13 : 9781647821418

Editeur : Harvard Business Review Press, 2022

Synopsis

The one book you need to make a difference in the world.

Social innovation and social entrepreneurship are rising forces. As the extent of the world's systemic challenges becomes clear--from climate change to income inequality to food security to healthcare and beyond--more and more of the best and brightest will feel called to become innovators and entrepreneurs who develop and deploy solutions to the world's thorniest problems.

But it won't be easy: social innovation is complicated. Solutions require the active collaboration of constituents across the worlds of government, business, and nonprofits. Social innovators and entrepreneurs need a handbook to guide them on the journey to changing the world. This is that guide.

Contributions from a who's who of the smartest thinkers and most experienced practitioners in the field provide the knowledge you need to succeed as a social innovator. Topics cover the waterfront, including:

• High-performance leadership as a driver of social change
• Design for extreme affordability
• Scaling social innovation
• Corporate decarbonization
• Social innovation and healthcare in the postpandemic world
• Donor-advised funds and impact investing

Case studies from the field bring to life the challenges and opportunities social entrepreneurs and innovators face. Frontiers in Social Innovation is an essential volume for anyone who wants to use innovation and entrepreneurship to make the world a better place.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Editor Neil Malhotra is the Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he has been teaching business ethics since 2008. He is also the director of the school's Center for Social Innovation. In addition to developing a curriculum focused on social issues, impact measurement, and mission-driven business, he manages cocurricular activities related to impact investing, social entrepreneurship, and nonprofit management. He earned his PhD in political science from Stanford University and his BA in economics from Yale University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvard Business Review Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 164782141X
• ISBN 13: 9781647821418
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 432
• Éditeur: Malhotra Neil
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