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Social enterprise as a socially rational business [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
What is the goal of social enterprise policy? Is it the creation of a ‘not-for-profit’ or ‘more-than-profit’ business movement? In institutional policy circles, arguments are shaped by the desire to protect assets for the community, while entrepreneurial
Ridley-Duff, R.
core  

Eco‐Holonic 4.0 Circular Business Model to  Conceptualize Sustainable Value Chain Towards  Digital Transition  [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize a circular business model based on an Eco-Holonic Architecture, through the integration of circular economy and holonic principles.
Aguayo-González, Francisco   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Directional Liquid Transport Enabled pH‐Responsive Hierarchical Composite for Enhanced Wound Healing

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A hierarchical composite with a gradient architecture transitioning from hydrophobic to hydrophilic layers integrates diode‐like liquid transport, efficient water absorption, breathability, and mechanical robustness. This device enables a multifunctional therapeutic platform with pH‐responsive dual‐drug release, providing synergistic anti‐inflammatory ...
Baolin Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crossroads Rhode Island: Proposed Social Enterprise Business Plan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Crossroads Rhode Island provides their clients with a continuum of care that includes basic emergency needs, shelter, housing, case management and vocational services for individuals and families.
Brookes, Joe   +5 more
core   +1 more source

A Tri‐Culture Heart‐on‐a‐Chip Platform With iPSC‐Derived Cardiac Cells for Predictive Cardiotoxicity Testing

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents the first entirely isogenic heart‐on‐chip, unifying cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells from a single iPSC source. The platform reveals a critical biological insight: the endothelium actively shields cardiac tissue from drug‐induced toxicity, challenging the predictive accuracy of conventional, avascular models for ...
Karine Tadevosyan   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safe drinking water for rural populations in India: An effective service delivery model by Naandi Foundation

open access: yesField Actions Science Reports, 2014
This articles analyses how Naandi Foundation has evolved a community-based model in which a water treatment plant is set up in a village after testing the available source of water for nature of contamination. Using appropriate treatment technology, this
Manoj Kumar, Rohini Muckerjee
doaj  

Experiences of Social Entrepreneurship Pioneers in Lithuania

open access: yesSTEPP: Socialinė Teorija, Empirija, Politika ir Praktika, 2020
The phenomenon of social entrepreneurship is sufficiently well-researched abroad since the end of the 20th century. Nevertheless, it is quite a new and under-researched subject in Lithuanian academic discourse.
Ieva Adomaitytė-Subačienė   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Real Shocks on Business Cycles in selected Sub-Saharan African Countries

open access: yesCogent Business & Management, 2021
This study examines business cycle fluctuations in selected Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. The study measures the impact of selected real shocks, namely: terms of trade shocks, commodity price shocks, and government spending shocks, on ...
Barnabas Amu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of Liquid Composition in the Transient Liquid Assisted Growth of Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7‐δ Films

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
The Y supersaturation in the [Ba‐Cu(I/II)‐O] transient liquid composition is the driving force toward YBCO nucleation and growth in TLAG. Tuning the initial (Ba:Cu) molar ratio in the ink composition determines the YBCO epitaxial nucleation through supersaturation control.
Lavinia Saltarelli   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between a rock and a hard place: corporate elites in the context of religion and secularism in Turkey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Drawing on discourse analyses of 36 in-depth interviews with elite business people from Turkey, the study identifies the networking patterns of new and established business elites in the context of economic liberalization and socioreligious ...
Ali Ergur   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

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