ABSTRACT

The case studies in this second volume focus on entrepreneurs targeting sustainability issues, and how their personal values shape strategies and initiatives. The award-winning cases describe new patterns of value creation and the challenges of dealing with existing paradigms.

part I|19 pages

Introduction

chapter 1.1|2 pages

Preface

chapter 1.2|4 pages

Cases in Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability

What Makes an Excellent Case?

chapter 1.3|3 pages

Teaching Notes

Combining Contents with Concepts

chapter 1.4|9 pages

Introduction to the Cases

part II|89 pages

Understanding the Nature of the Social Entrepreneur

chapter 1|12 pages

So You Want to Be a Social Entrepreneur?

Starting Out, Scaling Up and Staying Committed 1

chapter 2|26 pages

Gram Vikas 1 , 2 , 3

chapter 3|20 pages

KickStart

A Business Model to Tackle Poverty 1 , 2

chapter 4|21 pages

Kapai New Zealand

Eat Your Greens! 1

part III|92 pages

Entrepreneurial Action for Developing Inclusive Markets

chapter 5|22 pages

Fabio Rosa

Bridging the Electricity Divide in Brazil 1 , 2

chapter 6|24 pages

Dr. Reddy’s

Medicine is for People, Profits Follow 1 , 2

chapter 7|20 pages

ALTIS

A Microfinance Startup in Rural Nepal 1

chapter 8|25 pages

VisionSpring

A Lens for Growth at the Base of the Pyramid 1 , 2

part IV|88 pages

Topic Spotlight: SE Approaches for Tackling Water Challenges

chapter 9|24 pages

Procter & Gamble’s PuR Water Purifier

The Hunt for a Sustainable Business Model 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

chapter 11|35 pages

WaterHealth International

Providing Safe Drinking Water to the Bottom of the Pyramid Consumers 1 , 2 , 3

part V|126 pages

Scaling, Legitimacy and Profit Challenges for Mission-Driven Organizations

chapter 12|25 pages

Business Model Innovation by Better Place

A Green Ecosystem for the Mass Adoption of Electric Cars 1 , 2 , 3

chapter 13|29 pages

Noir/Illuminati II 1 , 2

chapter 14|24 pages

The ReUse People

Turning Scrap into Sales 1 , 2

chapter 15|47 pages

LivingHomes 1 , 2

part VI|34 pages

Resources