TY - RPRT A1 - Anheier, Helmut K. A1 - Nguyen, Aiha A1 - Kil, Hyeon Jong T1 - Baseline Study on Nonprofit Organizations, Philanthropy and Civic Engagement in Orange County: A Basline Study Y1 - 2007 UR - http://civilsociety.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/publication-pdf/UCLA%20OC%20Full%20Report.pdf PB - UCLA School of Public Affairs, Center for Civil Society CY - Los Angeles, CA ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Barrett, John A1 - Minx, Jan C. A1 - Paul, Alistair T1 - Towards a low footprint Scotland - Living well, within our ecological limits BT - A report to Scotlund’s Global Footprint project Y1 - 2007 PB - Stockholm Environment Institute CY - York, UK ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Stockholm Environment Institute, T1 - The Right Climate to Change: The Carbon Footprint of UK Local Authorities Y1 - 2007 PB - WWF, Godalming, UK ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Haq, G. A1 - Minx, Jan C. T1 - Greening the Greys: Climate Change und the Over 50's Y1 - 2007 PB - Stockholm Environment Institute CY - York, UK ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mair, Johanna A1 - Martí, Ignasi A1 - Ganly, Kate T1 - Institutional voids as spaces of opportunity JF - European Business Forum N2 - The article discusses how institutional voids can be spaces of opportunity for companies. Institutional void refers to the absence of supporting institutions in certain economy. Institutions are shared conceptions and constraints that shape human interaction. They constitute the rules of the game, for doing business, for social interaction, and for human behavior in general. For motivated entrepreneurs, institutional voids is perceived as opportunities. Two examples are presented to illustrate the nature of institutional voids in Bangladesh and India. Y1 - 2007 UR - https://search.proquest.com/docview/224660584?accountid=11379 SN - 1469-6460 VL - 31 SP - 34 EP - 39 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mair, Johanna A1 - Martí, Ignasi T1 - Entrepreneurship for social impact: Encouraging market access in rural Bangladesh JF - Corporate Governance: The international journal of business in society N2 - Purpose – In many developing countries those living in poverty are unable to participate in markets due to the weakness or complete absence of supportive institutions. This study aims to examine, in microcosm, such an institutional void and to illustrate the strategy and activities employed by an entrepreneurial actor in rural Bangladesh in addressing it. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on an in-depth case study. Data were gathered over two years from field interviews, archives, and secondary sources. Findings – The data illustrate how market access for the poorest of the poor is facilitated through the creation of platforms for participation in the economy and broader society. The authors conceptualize this process as the crafting of new institutional arrangements and as resource and institutional bricolage occurring in parallel. Practical implications – The study offers insights for development agencies, policy makers and companies on how to combat poverty, fight corruption, and stimulate social and economic change. Originality/value – The paper enriches current thinking on institutions and entrepreneurship as well as strategies for social impact. KW - Design and development KW - Entrepreneurialism KW - Organizations KW - Markets Y1 - 2007 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1108/14720700710820579 SN - 1472-0701 VL - 7 IS - 4 SP - 493 EP - 501 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mair, Johanna A1 - Schoen, Oliver T1 - Successful social entrepreneurial business models in the context of developing economies: An explorative study JF - International Journal of Emerging Markets N2 - Purpose – Social entrepreneurial organizations have gained in awareness and interest among researchers, yet we know relatively little about how these organizations are able to create social and economic value. This paper seeks to understand how such organizations have managed to achieve scale and sustainability in developing economies – often lacking the institutions, networks and resources required to support their growth – whilst also maintaining their focus on a social mission. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a comparative case analysis of three social entrepreneurial organizations based in Bangladesh, Egypt and Spain that have been widely recognized as successful. It utilizes an explorative research approach with data gathered from many sources including published and unpublished articles, existing case studies, personal interviews and internet sources. Findings – Analysis of these three business models reveals common patterns in the use of strategic resources, in their value networks, and in customer interface. The findings suggest that successful social entrepreneurial organizations: proactively create their own value networks of companies that share their social vision; develop resource strategies as an integral part of the business model; and integrate their target groups into the social value network. Research limitations/implications – There are limitations in the sampling and data analysis approach, however, this study provides a first step towards a more inclusive empirical research agenda in the future. Practical implications – The paper offers interesting insights for existing for‐profit multi‐business companies to rethink their business models, particularly for developing country contexts. Originality/value – This paper encourages managers to think beyond the creation of economic value and demonstrates how social entrepreneurs achieve sustainable growth based on building complementary networks of stakeholders and resources integrated into the value chain. It provides propositions regarding the business models of successful social entrepreneurial organizations and hopes to stimulate managerial interest in alternative business models and future empirical research which builds on these qualitative findings. KW - Entrepreneurialism KW - Business policy KW - Developing countries KW - Bangladesh KW - Egypt KW - Spain Y1 - 2007 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1108/17468800710718895 SN - 1746-8809 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 54 EP - 68 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Mair, Johanna A1 - Seelos, Christian ED - Rangan, V. Kashturi ED - Quelch, John A. ED - Herrero, Gustavo ED - Barton, Brooke T1 - How social entrepreneurs enable human, social, and economic development T2 - Business Solutions for the Global Poor: Creating Social and Economic Value Y1 - 2007 SN - 978-0-7879-8216-4 SP - 271 EP - 294 PB - Jossey-Bass CY - San Francisco ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mair, Johanna A1 - Martí, Ignasi T1 - Must social-entrepreneurship be nonprofit? JF - Business Week Y1 - 2007 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Reh, Christine T1 - Pre-cooking the European Constitution? The Role of Government Representatives in EU Reform JF - Journal of European Public Policy N2 - This paper sheds light on an unexplored phase and a neglected actor in EU constitutional politics: the preparation of Treaty reform by the Group of Government Representatives. Striving to explain whether and under which conditions constitutional decisions in Europe were de facto taken by officials, the paper proceeds in three steps. First, possible functions of preparation in complex negotiations are conceptualized and two conditions for effective preparation are proposed: a preparatory body's issue and process resources as well as consensual pre-agreement. A second section introduces the role of government representatives in preparing EU reform, checks their collective resources against the criteria developed in section 1 and assesses their preparatory agency as strong. Third, I analyse the effectiveness of preparing for Amsterdam, using the negotiations on free movement and flexibility as plausibility probes. The analysis demonstrates that officials play a key role even in the bastion of high politics that is Treaty reform, where the final European Council is only the 'tip' of a long-term negotiation process. Y1 - 2007 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/13501760701656411 SN - 0143-814 VL - 14 IS - 8 SP - 1186 EP - 1207 ER -