Mapping the growing pains of a “teenaged” phenomenon

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Interests ◽  
Growing Pains ◽  
History Of ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds his own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – This briefing considers the recent history of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship, and the various issues surrounding them, including those outlined by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals project. It examines recent discourses on development, including the idea that business interests are often seen as taking priority in social enterprise projects, and concludes with observations about the way social entrepreneurship must evolve if it is to make a genuine difference. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers’ hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and an easy-to-digest format.

Profiting from the past

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 36-38
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Entrepreneurialism has a significant role to play in the economic development of a nation. Its importance is magnified within countries where the economy can be said to be still at some stage of emergence. Russia ticks some of the right boxes in this respect thanks to legacies from its Soviet past. Such influences are evident in the bureaucracy, legislation and taxation mechanisms that combine to stifle enterprise due to their comprehensiveness and unpredictability. Amid the prevailing uncertain climate, efficient social and economic systems are considerably harder to develop and implement. In light of the current situation, a new brand of social entrepreneurship has started to emerge in Russia. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

It’s a hackathon, not a sprint

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-6
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Good Fortune ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The history of business is littered with storied examples of entrepreneurs who, as the phrase goes, “got rich quick”. Perhaps they “got lucky” with an inheritance or some good fortune, or rode the wave of a boom in a particular industry, or simply had remarkable prescience or insight to take advantage of market conditions. However, it happened, stories of overnight successes never fail to entice and delight would-be entrepreneurs, dreaming that they themselves might be millionaires this time next year. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers’ hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Building an innovation strategy for SMEs

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
The Other ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Born Global ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Growing Pains ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.Design/methodology/approachThis briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.FindingsIt is a truism to say that all firms were small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) once. Even born global giants like Facebook were an SME as they grew from the college dorm to employing a few people. Often companies such as Facebook do not stay SMEs very long, but for that brief time they went through the same growing pains of every firm as it employs its 50th person. Although some, of course, rarely get above 50 people, and many others go just as fast the other way and go bust.Originality/valueThe briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Legitimizing profit

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 5-7
Keyword(s):  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Enterprise Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Social enterprises in China are becoming a growing segment of the market, due to an increasing need for China to act in the best interests of its own society. This review looks at how business model innovation can help social enterprise performance. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

How social entrepreneurs focus on maximizing value to communities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper examines coopetition strategies for social enterprises. The study's coopetition framework consists of four strategic stages: (1) a social incubator inducing coopetition between social enterprises; (2) coopetition boosting market performance; (3) coopetition emerging naturally from social enterprises' activities; and (4) a coopetition framework for social entrepreneurship being formed. These strategies demonstrate that social enterprises want to increasingly cooperate, but also have to compete with each other for volunteers and to make their products stand out. Ultimately, this balanced coopetition is what maximizes the social value that these enterprises supply to communities. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Making social enterprise better

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Strategic Orientation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The social enterprise (SE) sector in Greece is highly significant to the country’s economic revival. SEs face unique pressure to be profitable but socially minded and as such could find benefits from adopting strategic orientation/market orientation behaviors. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Pulling back the curtain on the psychology of becoming a social entrepreneur

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper determines the motivating factors that cause entrepreneurs to start a social enterprise instead of a traditional business model. The results reveal that these motivations span a wide spectrum, ranging from pure altruism and a values-led yearning to make a difference to communities, to an opportunistic identification of an autonomy-rich opportunity that compliments their life priorities and supplies income. This spectrum introduces complexity into the social enterprise transition journey, because people start social enterprises based on different circumstantial internal dialogues about their future. Consequently, some blending of different motivations along the spectrum can be expected. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

How Phillips saw the light

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 29-31
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Business World ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Freak Show ◽  
The World ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The One ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The problem with developing a reputation of being something of an oracle in the business world is that all of a sudden, everyone expects you to pull off the trick of interpreting the future on a daily basis. Like a freak show circus act or one-hit wonder pop singer, people expect you to perform when they see you, and they expect you to perform the thing that made you famous, even if it is the one thing in the world you don’t want to do. And when you fail to deliver on these heightened expectations, you are dismissed as a one trick pony, however good that trick is in the first place. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Negotiation and corporate strategy

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-6
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Organizational Strategy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Consistent Approach

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Negotiation is a key tool in delivering competitive advantage but requires a clear and consistent approach closely linked to organizational strategy. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Blending global and regional planning in multinationals

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-18
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Regional Planning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Central Planning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Blending global and regional planning is important for multinationals. Within a central framework, local offices should have input. Different regions will approach this in different ways, but regional planning needs to be in-synch with central planning cycles. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists, and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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