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Social Innovation and Business in Taiwan
Sheng-Tsung Hou I Han
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Description for Social Innovation and Business in Taiwan
Hardcover. Based on five major research cases observed in Taiwan, this book introduces the core concept of a social innovation system to show how the common good can be established, adapted and diffused across communities, societies and national boundaries. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 tables, 37 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; KCD; KJD; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Globalization and technological innovation have greatly enhanced the free mobility of currencies, commodities, services, information, jobs and people; yet this can also cause gaps in regional development and create uneven wealth in minority economies. Social Innovation and Business in Taiwan links the ultimate goal of the common good by connecting people not just through technology, but through new forms of organization.
Based on five major research cases observed in Taiwan, this book introduces the core concept of a social innovation system to show how the common good can be established, adapted and diffused across communities, societies and national boundaries. ... Read more
Globalization and technological innovation have greatly enhanced the free mobility of currencies, commodities, services, information, jobs and people; yet this can also cause gaps in regional development and create uneven wealth in minority economies. Social Innovation and Business in Taiwan links the ultimate goal of the common good by connecting people not just through technology, but through new forms of organization.
Based on five major research cases observed in Taiwan, this book introduces the core concept of a social innovation system to show how the common good can be established, adapted and diffused across communities, societies and national boundaries. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137405616
SKU
V9781137405616
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Sheng-Tsung Hou I Han
I Han is Assistant Professor of International Trade at Feng Chia University, Taiwan. Her research focuses on collaborative relationships in the Asian agricultural industry, and she has published on the importance of local embeddedness in the Asian agricultural contexts under globalization competitions. Sheng-Tsung Hou is Professor of Management of Technology and Director of Center for Service Innovation and Mobility ... Read more
Reviews for Social Innovation and Business in Taiwan
"This book is a milestone for the recent hot topics of social enterprises and businesses in Taiwan. Professor Han and Professor Hou have been devoted to industry-academia collaborative research for a decade. Base on the taxi industry and agricultural communities, these cases in this book could be beneficial to Social Enterprises. Reading this book, we can easily get a theoretical ... Read more