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OverviewSustainable development aspires to reduce current societal challenges by creating wealth for everyone within the limit of the planet productive capacity, in this way, ensuring that future generations can meet their own needs. This is largely because sustainable development refers to the ""development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"". Activists, corporations, non-governmental organizations, and politicians must all be involved in achieving sustainable development. Academics and policymakers have also recognized the potential of entrepreneurs for tackling current societal challenges with their businesses because entrepreneurs are able to fill the voids left by the other individuals and organizations. However, who are these entrepreneurs? How can they provide solutions and tackle current societal challenges with their business? How Entrepreneurs are Driving Sustainable Development explores how sustainable entrepreneurs not only have a transformative power, but also family entrepreneurs, women entrepreneurs, and ethnic entrepreneurs contribute to alleviating current societal challenges by acting as actors for the societal change and breaking inequalities Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniela Gimenez-Jimenez (Technical University of Dortmund, Germany)Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.277kg ISBN: 9781803822105ISBN 10: 1803822104 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 26 July 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword; Patricia Galbadon Chapter 1. Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship: Tackling Grand Societal Challenges through New Businesses Chapter 2. Family Enterprises and Their Sustainable Business Practices Chapter 3. Female Entrepreneurs as Key Actors for Societal Change Chapter 4. Immigrant Entrepreneurs vs. Employees and Their Personal Satisfaction Level Chapter 5. Concluding RemarksReviewsAuthor InformationDaniela Gimenez-Jimenez is Junior Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Business and Economics at TU Dortmund University, Germany. Before joining TU Dortmund, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair for Corporate Sustainability at the TUM School of Management. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |