Effective Management of Social Enterprises - Lessons From Business and Civil Society Organizations in Iberoamerica

Klappentext What makes civil society organizations effective performers? What are key practices for businesses creating social value activities as a part of their overall operations? Business leaders have long analyzed corporate practices; this book represents an innovative analysis of how one does good in an effective and strategic manner. This book aims to enable social and business leaders to gain a greater understanding of how to achieve high performance in terms of social value creation. Social Enterprise Knowledge Network is a research partnership encompassing eleven leading management schools--nine in Latin America! one in Spain! and Harvard Business School--with a demonstrated capacity to produce high-quality! original! field-based research in Latin America. Based on the results of a two-year research process on how social and business organizations in Ibero-America achieve superior social performance! "Seeking Success in Social Enterprise" presents the most comprehensive and in-depth analysis of such practices ever undertaken in this region. This practitioner-oriented book also enriches the literature on organizational performance! social enterprise! and corporate social responsibility! and on Ibero-America more generally. Zusammenfassung Based on the results of an unprecedented two-year research process on how social and business organizations in Ibero-America achieve superior social performance, this book aims to enable social and business leaders to gain a greater understanding of how to achieve high performance in terms of social value creation.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: James (EDT)/ Gutierrez Austin, James E. Austin
• Con la collaborazione di: James E. Austin (Editore), Roberto Gutierrez (Editore), Enrique Ogliastri (Editore), Ezequiel Reficco (Editore)
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2006
• EAN: 9780674021235
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02123-5
• Pagine: 315
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: David Rockefeller/Inter-Americ; David Rockefeller/ Inter-American Development Bank S.; David Rockefeller/ Inter-American Development Bank S.; David Rockefeller/Inter-American Development B (HUP)
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Management