The primary focus of this Element is to understand the rise of smart 'social' infrastructures in BoP emerging markets like India. It has been observed that new focus areas and frontiers of global economy are taking shape where social and environmental outcomes along with economic performance are considered to be collective parameters for success or failure of the businesses. This has led to the emergence of new models of entrepreneurship, namely for-profit social businesses. These new models are driven by problem-solving social innovators who are driven by the social and environmental mission besides economic gains. Sustainability and overall success of social businesses is driven by smart social infrastructure, comprising availability of incubation ecosystem for social start-ups, access to patient capital, availability of digital ecosystem, adoption of circular business models, and focus on collaborations, partnerships and networking with diverse stakeholders.
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1. Introduction; 2. Understanding BoP: market context and research literature; 3. Research methodology, sampling and data collection; 4. Social businesses overview; 5. Connecting the dots – smart relationships and economic approaches; 6. Limitations and future directions; 7. Conclusion; List of abbreviations; References.
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The focus of this Element is to understand the rise of smart 'social' infrastructures in BoP emerging markets like India.

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ISBN
9781108794800
Publisert
2020-06-11
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
250 gr
Høyde
230 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
110