Research Objective: To review literature on Social entrepreneurship The aim in this section is to review and discuss the concept of social entrepreneurship (SE). First‚ some of the historical antecedents of SE such as communities‚ cooperatives and philanthropists will be introduced. Then‚ definitions of SE extant literature will be presented. Two significant streams in the definition of SE are derived‚ one is social innovation (SI) and the other one is social enterprise organisation (SEO). Following
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Midterm week 4 ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form Grading Summary | These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions‚ and comments from your instructor‚ are in the "Details" section below. | Date Taken: | 8/2/2011 | Time Spent: | 2 h ‚ 23 min ‚ 35 secs | Points Received: | 127 / 150 (84.7%) | | Question Type: | # Of Questions: | # Correct: | Multiple Choice | 10 | 7 | Short | 1 | N/A
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In “With These Words I Can Sell You Anything”‚ William Lutz describes how advertisers trick people into buying their products by using weasel words‚ which are words that “appear to be making a claim for a product when in fact they are making no claim at all” (49). He suggests to examine these words carefully and see how hollow they actually are. He then goes on by providing numerous examples of weasel words such as “help” and “virtually”. Lastly‚ He suggests consumers to ask themselves for the denotation
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“Give me liberty‚ or give me death!” Patrick Henry’s famous words still remain in history to influence our country‚ but many Americans generally neglect this phrase. We often take our freedom for granted without understanding how our Founding Fathers fought for our liberty from Britain. As Americans‚ we should respect our country and the freedom and rights given to us. We shouldn’t take this for granted because so many people around the world are unfortunate to not have this gift that most of us
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE SOCIETY By: saheli chakraborty Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR)‚ also known as sustainable responsible business (SRB)‚ or corporate social performance‚ is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. Ideally‚ CSR policy would function as a built-in‚ self-regulating mechanism whereby business would monitor and ensure their adherence to law‚ ethical standards‚ and internati onal norms. Business would embrace
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However‚ many people think that large families are better than small ones. Thus‚ this essay will write about the advantages and disadvantages of a large family. I think the greatest benefit of a big family is people can help each other. For example‚ in the free time‚ the elder brother can teach his younger sister how to do her homework‚ housework or the grandparent can share their own experiences to their children. Besides‚ having a lot of members in a family can often create a fun atmosphere
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burn with the competitive desire to excel. They use failures as a tool for learning. They have enough confidence in themselves to believe that they personally can make a major difference in the final outcome of their ventures. (Kuratko‚ 2009‚ p-29) Arulanandan Yesuvadiyan Samuel Gnanam alias AYS Gnanam was a legend for true "Entrepreneurship"‚ whose life provides several very valuable object lessons for up and coming small industrialists and young entrepreneurs. Coming over from India as a kid and
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Large Scale Universe to Milky Way SCI/151 07/07/12 Cosmology‚ as defined by Encarta Dictionary is “the philosophical study of the nature of the universe.” This concern with viewing the universe and its vast issues and meaning takes the mind into a mysterious spectrum. The very foundation of Cosmology began with Astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1929. He discovered that other galaxies existed in the universe and determined that these galaxies were moving away from each other at a rate that was constant
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catch a breath under the deep state of turmoil. A recession was inevitable. It was a tough time for individuals and companies alike. Numerous companies filed bankruptcy and many workers lost their jobs. One of the companies that stayed afloat during the economic recession was the Target Corporation. Although experiencing profit losses and was forced to lay-off workers‚ Target stayed true to its cores and values. Its brand promise of “Expect More. Pay Less.” retained much of its customer loyalty. Its
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CORPORATE REPUTATION Definition Reputation is the opinion (more technically‚ a social evaluation) of the public toward a person‚ a group of people‚ or an organization. It is an important factor in many fields‚ such as business‚ online communities or social status. “If you lose money‚ you lose nothing” “if you lose health‚ you lose something” “if you lose character‚ you lose everything” Reputation is a subject of study in social‚ management and technological sciences. Its influence ranges
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