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xx, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-291) and index. |
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Transformation in BoP markets : learning from Rwanda -- Identifying the problem and the solution -- Rwanda's metamorphosis -- Why mindsets matter -- A framework to escape the survival trap -- Foster an Archimedean mindset -- Build trust -- Focus on solutions -- Operate efficiently and sustainably -- Enable prosperity ecosystems -- Seek intelligent capital -- Bridging the leadership gap -- Insights on mindset change from public health -- Societal innovations through mindset change -- Rwanda homegrown solutions -- A call to action : embrace entrepreneurial solutions for prosperity. |
| Summary |
Global business experts and other leaders tout the potential of Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) businesses to help impoverished societies escape poverty. Yet, many BoP firms are locked in "The Survival Trap" of managing short-term crises that keep them small, inefficient, and unprofitable. At the core of The Survival Trap are outdated mindsets perpetuating this vicious cycle. Author Eric Kacou identifies breakthrough mindsets, business models, and techniques that can help BoP businesses grow and help the communities and nations that depend on them create prosperity. Drawing from real case studies and his on-the-ground experience in some of the world's most challenging business environments around Africa, Kacou lays out a framework for overcoming The Survival Trap and the dependence, mistrust, and failure it breeds. To do this, he takes readers inside real case studies of entrepreneurs, firms, industries, and even countries. Featured is the Rwandan metamorphosis: the economic miracle that CNN'S Fareed Zakaria Called Africa's biggest success story. --Book Jacket. |
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Small business -- Developing countries -- Management.
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Poverty -- Developing countries.
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Poverty -- Developing countries -- Prevention.
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Sustainable development.
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Social responsibility of business.
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Poverty. (OCoLC)fst01074093
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Poverty -- Prevention.
(OCoLC)fst01074116
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Small business -- Management.
(OCoLC)fst01121306
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Social responsibility of business. (OCoLC)fst01122851
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Sustainable development. (OCoLC)fst01139731
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Developing countries. (OCoLC)fst01242969
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| ISBN |
9780137079261 (hbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0137079265 (hbk. ; alk. paper) |
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