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List of contents
1. Transformational Entrepreneurship: An Overview (Vanessa Ratten and Paul Jones) 2. Disclosure of Social Impact in Agrifood Entrepreneurial Initiatives (Elisa Baraibar-Deiz, Maria Odriozola and Ladislao Luna Sotorrio) 3. Sustainable Transformational Entrepreneurship at Arouca UNESCO Geopark, Portugal (Vanessa Ratten, Antonio Duarte, Carla Susana Marques and Vitor Braga) 4. Development of Transformational Social Entrepreneurship through Innovation Determinants in the Handicraft Industry of the Wayuu Community in Colombia (Stephanie Juliette Moreno Hernández, Jessica Rubiano Moreno and Carlos López Hernández) 5. Innovation of Informal Ethnic Entrepreneurship: A Result of the Opening of the EU’s Borders? (Alexandra David and Judith Terstriep) 6. Exploring the Excellence in Socially Responsible Human Resource Practices: A Case Study from Spain (Jesus Barrena-Martinez, Macarena Lopez-Fernandez and Pedro Romero-Fernandez) 7. The Post Mining Boom: What Next? The Innovation Agenda of Fortescue Metals Group: A Qualitative Case Study (Ethan Samuel Miller and Joanna Poyago-Theotoky) 8. Individual Innovativeness, Entrepreneurial Creativity and Religious Capital: The Role of Transformational Entrepreneurship in Tunisia (Waleed Omri) 9. Cultural Leadership Ideals and Cultural Practices Leading to Women’s Participation in Transformational Entrepreneurial Leadership (Pedro Torres and Mário Augusto) 10. Open Innovation, Knowledge Creation and Capability Building: The Case Analysis of Transformational Entrepreneurship at Alibaba and SHOP.COM (Connie Zheng and Cynthia Laurin) 11. Collaborative Innovation: A Viable Strategy to Solve Complex Transformational Social Issues in Sport? (Anne Tjønndal) 12. The Future for Transformational Entrepreneurship (Vanessa Ratten and Paul Jones)
About the author
Vanessa Ratten is Associate Professor at La Trobe University, Australia.
Paul Jones is Professor at Coventry University, United Kingdom.
Summary
This book discusses how transformational entrepreneurship uses novel business practices to reduce inequality in the marketplace and how it transforms society through creative solutions that enable change. The book provides useful insight into better understanding this emerging concept.
