The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World

By J. Elkington, P. Hartigan. 2008

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Building Partnerships to Create Social and Economic Value at the Base of the Global Development Pyramid (2013, background): “include ‘‘philanthro-capitalists’’ like Bill Gates and committed social entrepreneurs who strive to develop ventures that enable the venture and its social partners to earn a profit, while simultaneously realizing social development or environmental objectives (see Bornstein and Davis 2010; Elkingto”
The Last Frontier: Market Creation in Conflict Zones, Deep Rural Areas, and Urban Slums (2010, background): “Previous research has proposed that the markets at the base of the economic pyramid (BOP) could serve as potential areas for growth.(1) As a result, a lot has been written on the strategies that would allow Western multinationals to serve profitably the poor consumers at the BOP.”
Social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems: Complementary or disjoint phenomena? (2017, background): “Through the ventures they create, social entrepreneurs are addressing some of the most intractable problems facing society, such as homelessness, hunger, lack of access to education and medical services, and environmental degradation (e.g. Bornstein, 2007; Elkington and Hartigan, 2013).”
Innovation for Inclusive Business: Intrapreneurial Bricolage in Multinational Corporations (2012, background): “Earlier descriptions of how social entrepreneurs innovate to create inclusive markets (Bornstein, 2007; Elkington and Hartigan, 2008; Fisher, 2006; Mair and Marti, 2006; Yunus, 2007; Zahra et al., 2009) share some similarities with our observations here of intrapreneur innovators at Nokia and ABB, s”
Personality trait differences between traditional and social entrepreneurs (2014, background): “…also argue that social entrepreneurs are highly creative in the way that they balance the needs of a very complex range of stakeholders in order to combat the rigidities in their environment, whilst Elkington and Hartigan (2008) maintain that social entrepreneurs habitually create new markets.”
Globalization of social entrepreneurship opportunities (2008, background): “…transformation by launching new organizations serving a multitude of social needs, thereby improving the quality of life and enhancing human development around the globe (Elkington and Hartigan, 2008; Lasprogata and Cotton, 2003; Leadbeater, 1997; Mair and Noboa, 2003; Martin and Osberg, 2007).”
Venturing for Others with Heart and Head: How Compassion Encourages Social Entrepreneurship (2012, background): “Despite the increased attention given to social entrepreneurship, the phenomenon remains rare (Light, 2006), perhaps because it presents very distinct and poignant challenges (Chell, 2007; Elkington & Hartigan, 2008; Hemingway, 2005; Leadbeater, 1997).”
Social Entrepreneurship: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead (2010, background): “…or managing directors provide their views on ‘what social entrepreneurship is’, ‘what social entrepreneurs do’ and ‘who they are’ (Drayton, 2002; Martin and Osberg, 2007; Elkington and Hartigan, 2008) and therefore critically shape identities at the field level and influence field boundaries.”
Delineating the Domain of Development Entrepreneurship: A Market–Based Approach to Facilitating Inclusive Economic Growth (2011, background): “(Bruton, 2010, p. 8) Many undeveloped nations would like to participate in global markets and enjoy the increased standard of living that economic growth enables, but they are precluded from doing so by institutional barriers to entry (Easterly, 2001; Elkington & Hartigan, 2008).”
A Positive Theory of Social Entrepreneurship (2012, unknown): “…from developing countries and involve the deployment of new business models that address basic human needs (Seelos and Mair 2005), such as the provision of low-cost cataract surgeries to cure blindness or the deployment of sanitation systems in rural villages (Elkington and Hartigan 2008).”