Footprint and Entrepreneurship

Footprint and Entrepreneurship
Author: Aldo Alvarez-Risco
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2023-01-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811988951

This book highlights the relevant and timely global change movement: green entrepreneurship. Presented in this book is relevant literature and academic knowledge. The book is expected to support in creating more green entrepreneurship initiatives in collaboration with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The Footprint of Success

The Footprint of Success
Author: Shauna T Sobers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2020-04-10
Genre:
ISBN:

Authentic leadership is always striving to leave a tangible mark in the world. Those tangible marks are preceded by moments of scholarship where leaders strive to learn and improve their practice.The Footprint of Success: Stories of Impact from Leaders and Entrepreneurs gives tangible steps and transferable skills that each leader and entrepreneur endured. Each chapter is filled with nuggets of knowledge that they encountered on their journey toward success.Leaders impact the world and leave a footprint that is lasting for generations to come. If the focus of leadership is on things other than profits and managerial decisions, and more towards what lasts beyond influence, they can instigate a remarkable legacy beyond themselves and leave a model for others to follow.The pages of this book will propel you to grow into the leader you dream of becoming. More than a name on the desk or a title on a business card, you will learn to leave a lasting leadership footprint creating a clear and didactic path for others to follow, encouraging you and others to blaze new trails.

Profits and Sustainability

Profits and Sustainability
Author: Geoffrey Jones
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2017
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0198706979

This book explores the history of green entrepreneurship since the nineteenth century, and its spread globally in industries including renewable energy, organic food, natural beauty, ecotourism, recycling, architecture, and finance.

Belt and Road Initiative China's Global Business Footprint

Belt and Road Initiative China's Global Business Footprint
Author: Chris Bellamy
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2021-07-09
Genre:
ISBN:

Ever since the rapid growth of China, the prevailing global unipolar economic order has started tilting toward a bi-polar economic order. In this context, China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever conceived. Launched in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the vast collection of development and investment initiatives would connect Eurasia and pave the way for a revival of the old silk road in the process. The costs of the BRI are estimated to be US$ 800 billion, unsurprisingly China is the biggest investor supported by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB) both headquartered in China. The plan is to create "six international economic corridors" connecting the Eurasia region. The edited book Belt and Road Initiative China's global business footprint encompasses various facets of this proposed trade initiative. It includes perspectives from different parts of the world while applying contextual lenses. Further, the book provides a comprehensive overview for practitioners, academics, and politicians on BRI in terms of (1) related fields of interest; (2) China and its relationship with its neighbours; and (3) political and economic effects of this initiative.

My Digital Footprint

My Digital Footprint
Author: Tony Fish
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Business
ISBN: 9780955606984

My Digital Footprint asks if privacy is a two-sided digital business model where one person's privacy will be someone else's business? This book addresses the critical question of who owns the digital you?

Masterpieces of Swiss Entrepreneurship

Masterpieces of Swiss Entrepreneurship
Author: Jean-Pierre Jeannet
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 579
Release: 2021-04-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030652874

This open access book focuses on Switzerland-based medium-sized companies with a longstanding export tradition and a proven dominance in global niche markets. Based upon in-depth documentation and analysis of 36 Swiss companies over their entire history, an expert team of authors presents several parallels in the pathways and success factors which allowed these firms to become dominant and operate from a high-cost location such as Switzerland. The book enhances these insights by providing detailed company profiles documenting the company history, development, and how their relevant global niche positions were reached. Readers will benefit from these profiles as they compile a diverse selection of industries, mainly active within the B2B sector, with mostly mature companies (60 years to older than 100 years since founding) and different types of ownership structures including family firms. ‘Masterpieces of Swiss Entrepreneurship’ brings unique learning opportunities to owners and leaders of SMEs in Switzerland and elsewhere. Findings are based on detailed bottom-up research of 36 companies -- without any preconceived notions. The book is both conceptual and practical. It fosters understanding for different choices in development pathways and management practices. Matti Alahuhta, Chairman DevCo Partners, ex-CEO Kone, Board member of several global listed companies, Helsinki, Finland Start-up entrepreneurs need proven models from industry which demonstrate the various paths to success. “Masterpieces of Swiss Entrepreneurship” provides deep insights highlighting these models and the important trade-offs entrepreneurial teams must consider when choosing the path of high growth or of maximum control, as they are often mutually exclusive. Gina Domanig, Managing Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures, Zurich

Re-Entrepreneuring

Re-Entrepreneuring
Author: Charles-Edouard Bouée
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2018-11-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1472948254

Re-entrepreneuring shows how organizations must re-invigorate entrepreneurial spirit at all levels to create new value and stay ahead in turbulent times. It has long been assumed that, in the development of any organization, the time for entrepreneurial activity is right at the beginning. Once an organization is established, qualities that were virtues in the organization's start-up and early stages can become vices, and the entrepreneurial founders must cede control to professional managers who can nurture the fruits of their original vision more efficiently. One unintended consequence of this assumption is that large, established organizations tend to be entrepreneur-free zones. Entrepreneurial thinking is tacitly discouraged because it can create novelty, and novelty is a threat to established organizations with large market shares. Re-entrepreneuring argues that organizations must revive the entrepreneurial out-look of their founders in order to survive in today's market. In an organization that encourages and nurtures an entrepreneurial outlook, everyone has the potential to unleash their inner entrepreneur and bring new and dynamic ways of thinking into their work environment. It has more to do with the ways of thinking encouraged by the organizational culture than by any inherent differences in talent or aptitude. The solution presented in this new book from ROLAND BERGER, edited by Charles-Edouard Bouée and Stefan Schaible, is piecemeal yet targeted 're-entrepreneuring'. With the help of international case studies and first-hand testimony from business leaders, the authors show how the entrepreneurial approach can be applied to any organization and at all levels, in order to spark innovation, remove operational obstacles and – ultimately – to create new value.

Sustainability Footprints in SMEs

Sustainability Footprints in SMEs
Author: Lowellyne James
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2015-02-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118779436

Reviews the evolution and theory of Sustainability Footprints e.g. carbon footprint and examines the critical success factors and contributions to small to medium sized enterprises (SME) growth • Assist firms in achieving sustainable growth in four key areas Innovation Impact, Cost Impact, Environmental Impact, and Stakeholder Impact • Identifies the challenges and Critical Success Factors (CSFs) in the use of sustainability footprint methodology within small businesses by the use of case studies • Proposes a strategic model suitable for the deployment of sustainability strategy and initiatives within business

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship
Author: Heidi M. Neck
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 591
Release: 2023-11-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1071884883

Recipient of a 2021 Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) Entrepreneurship: The Practice and Mindset emphasizes practice and learning through action, helping students adopt an entrepreneurial mindset so they can create opportunities and take action in uncertain environments. Based on the world-renowned Babson Entrepreneurship program, the updated Third Edition aids in the development of the entrepreneurial skillset and toolset that can be applied to startups as well as organizations of all kinds. Whether your students have backgrounds in business, liberal arts, engineering, or the sciences, this text will take them on a transformative journey and teach them crucial life skills. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your Sage representative to request a demo. Learning Platform / Courseware Sage Vantage is an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support. It′s a learning platform you, and your students, will actually love. Learn more. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available in Sage Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video now. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.

Green Your Work

Green Your Work
Author: Kim Carlson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2008-11-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1440516049

Today, many companies are flourishing by delivering high-quality products while pursuing policies that leave the world a cleaner, better place. Those policies can help retain customers, energize employees, and serve as brand-building tools. This book shows managers practical steps to make their companies environmentally responsible while staying profitable and efficient. Environmentalist and businesswoman Kim Carlson shows managers how to green company operations by moving to a paperless office, recycling at work, setting up employee carpools, developing eco-friendly packaging, using green building products, and more. She explains in detail topics ranging from green marketing to setting up a carbon footprint assessment for the company. With this book at their side, managers can turn green into profits.