Management For Social Enterprise
Language: English
Published by Sage Publications Ltd, 2009
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- Title
- Management For Social Enterprise
- Author
- Doherty, Bob/ Foster, George/ Mason, Chris/ Meehan, John/ Meehan, Karon
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1412947499
- ISBN 13
- 9781412947497
- Item weight
- 0.44 kilograms
`The recent explosive growth in the number of social enterprises, their diverse and dynamic nature, and the upsurge in research about them all makes this a potentially bewildering field of knowledge to explore. This book provides a clear and timely guide to the management challenges involved in understanding and running social enterprises, and underlines why their unique nature requires something more than just standard business school wisdom′ - Ken Peattie, Professor of Marketing and Strategy, Cardiff Business School, and Director of the ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society
`Provides a good introduction to the management of social enterprises touching on a broad range of topics and will help those invovled in managing social enterprises and those trying to understand more about the sector. It draws on the experience of those who have worked in the social enterprise sector in a range of countries and are passionate about developing it′ - Fergus Lyon, Professor of Enterprise and Organizations, Middlesex University
Overviewing the key business topics required by social entrepreneurs, and managers in social enterprises Management for Social Enterprise covers strategy, finance, ethics, social accounting, marketing and people management.
Written in direct, accessible language by a team of authors currently teaching and researching in this sector, each chapter is fully supported with learning resources. Chapters include brief overviews, further reading, suggested web resources and, importantly, international case studies, drawing on real-life business examples.
This book is essential reading for students and practitioners of Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise, but will also be of use to anyone with an interest in management, corporate responsibility, ethics or community studies.
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About the Author
Professor Bob Doherty is Dean of the School for Business and Society at the University of York (UoY). In addition, Bob is also Principal Investigator of the £6.2m five-year research programme (2021-2026) called ‘FixOurFood’, one of only four consortia UK funded awards from the UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) Transforming the UK Food Systems Strategic Priorities Fund. Professor Doherty’s research specialises on sustainable business in the food sector. Bob was also seconded from April 2019- March 2022 into the UK Government Department, DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) as a policy fellow to work on Food Systems policy development. Bob worked in the agrifood sector for 13 years before coming into academia including being the first Head of Sales and Marketing at Divine Chocolate Ltd, leading UK social business. Bob was also a trustee for 6-years at the Fairtrade Foundation, London from 2017-2023.
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