Capitalism at the crossroads: the unlimited business opportunities in solving the world's most difficult problems

By S. Hart. 2005

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Innovative Business Approaches for the Reduction of Extreme Poverty and Marginality (2011, background): “…approach succeeded in forcing companies to bear a share of the costs they imposed on societies and the environment, it also created what Stuart Hart calls the ‘great trade-off illusion’, i.e. the belief that firms must sacrifice financial performance to meet societal obligations (Hart 2005, p.21).”
Urban Sustainability and Resilience: From Theory to Practice (2016, background): “While the dominant “technocratic paradigm” [35] tends to perceive technology as key to solving sustainability challenges [36], and some thin definitions of sustainability tend to adopt this view, thicker framings of sustainability tend to be deeply skeptical , ruling out “technologies with the risk ”
Business models that are inclusive of small farmers (2009, background): “org), “mutually beneficial partnerships” (FAO and CIFOR, 2002) and ‘inclusive capitalism’ (Hart, 2007).”
Inclusive Business at the Base of the Pyramid: The Role of Embeddedness for Enabling Social Innovations (2018, unknown): “The emerging ‘Social Resource Based View’ (SRBV) of the firm emphasizes the significance of embeddedness, or the structural and relational qualities of the organization’s social ties, for implementing inclusive business approaches (Tate and Bals, 2016; Valente, 2012; Simanis and Hart, 2009).”
Creating mutual value: Lessons learned from ventures serving base of the pyramid producers (2010, background): “As such, these ventures must reconsider the traditional “Western” mindset regarding business model development, competitive advantage, partnerships, ownership, and control that are applied in the formal sector (Hart, 2005; Hart and London, 2005).”
The New Political Role of Business in a Globalized World – A Review of a New Perspective on CSR and its Implications for the Firm, Governance, and Democracy (2011, unknown): “2003); define ethics codes (Cragg 2005); protect the natural environment (Hart 2005; Marcus and Fremeth 2009); engage in self-regulation to fill global gaps in legal regulation and moral orientation (Scherer and Smid 2000); and promote societal peace and stability (Fort and Schipani 2004).”
Mobile Phones and Economic Development: Evidence from the Fishing Industry in India (2006, background): “This research also proves the ªnancial viability of private sector driven projects aimed at the bottom of the economic pyramid, an idea that scholars such as Prahalad (2004) and Hart (2005) have been trying to promote.”
Environmental Standards and Labor Productivity: Understanding the Mechanisms that Sustain Sustainability (2013, unknown): “…assessment tools, such as benchmarking and accounting procedures (Nash & Ehrenfeld, 1997); the establishment of environmental performance goals (Hart, 2005); internal and external environmental audits; the implementation of employee environmental training; and the establishment of employee…”
Toward a theory of business (2015, background): “Calling to mind the charters that first served as a basis for – and constraint on – corporate activity, Nader, Green, and Seligman’s (1976) book, Taming the Giant”
A Systematic Review of the Bottom/Base of the Pyramid Literature: Cumulative Evidence and Future Directions (2020, background): “…School of Business, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA 1 3 for MNCs while being a powerful tool in the fight against poverty made it a particularly attractive concept (Prahalad and Hart 2002), especially given that low-income (BoP) markets represent over half the world’s population (Hart 2005).”
The Entrepreneurship Process in Base of the Pyramid Markets: The Case of Multinational Enterprise/Nongovernment Organization Alliances (2010, background): “Introduction Base of the pyramid (BOP) markets, which are often physically located within least-developed countries (LDCs) and the more rural regions of developing and emerging countries, are significant sources of entrepreneurial opportunities (Hart, 2005; Prahalad & Hart, 2002).”
The Last Frontier: Market Creation in Conflict Zones, Deep Rural Areas, and Urban Slums (2010, unknown): “For example, Hart (2005), op. cit.”
Social Movements as Extra-Institutional Entrepreneurs: The Effect of Protests on Stock Price Returns (2007, background): “One of the main implications, we believe, of the finding that protests affect stock market returns is that corporations can be shown the strategic value of paying attention to societal stakeholders who may not have a direct investment in the firm (Hart, 2005).”