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How a Social Logic Can Transform Your Business
Santos, FilipeArticle ART-2594-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThough social entrepreneurship and traditional, commercial entrepreneurship have many things in common, there are some fundamental differences. The author, an expert in the field of social entrepreneurship and social innovation, believes social entrepreneurship offers a transformative grassroots alternative to the usual way of doing business. This article highlights four crucial ways in which social entrepreneurs differ from their traditional cou...Starting at €8.20
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AGROESSA: An LP Optimization Model for Coffee Sales in La Esperanza AgroIndustrial
de Waal P. N.; Baucells Alibés, ManelCase AD-299-EService and Operations ManagementRufino Herrera, the president of AGROESSA, was pondering the implications of the recommendations which came out of the work of Nico de Waal, an MBA student who worked for AGROESSA as a summer intern in 2004. The recommendations focussed on AGROESSA's cash flow management during the coffee harversting season. It was argued that AGROESSA could improve its profits by carefully considering when and to which market it should sell its coffee production...Starting at €8.20
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Waste Concern: Turning a Problem into a Resource
Mitchell, Jordan; Mair, JohannaCase DG-1502-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAs of September 2005, the co-founders of Waste Concern, an organization dedicated to improving waste recycling in Bangladesh, are considering making a change to their model in order to get approval from the municipal government for a large-scale composting site. Since its inception in 1995, Waste Concern has followed a decentralized composting model whereby each composting site is a small-scale operation processing 3 tons of organic waste per day...Starting at €8.20
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Muhammad Yunus, a Real Leadership
Sánchez, M. J.; Alvarez de Mon, SantiagoCase DPO-59-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case tells the story of Muhammad Yunus, founder and president of Grameen Bank, including his childhood and schooldays, his stay in the United States and his early business ventures. It analyzes the personality, plans and motives of the key figure in the creation, development and consolidation of Grameen Bank.Starting at €8.20