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Venture meets mission : aligning people, purpose, and profit to innovate and transform society / Arun Gupta, Gerard George, and Thomas J. Fewer.

by Gupta, Arun (Arun Kumar), author.

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Stanford, California : Stanford Business Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, [2024]

Social responsibility of business.

Social entrepreneurship.

Public-private sector cooperation.

Social problems.

9781503636286 hardcover

1503636283 hardcover

xiv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Prologue -- Idealism and impact -- Shared values -- A different compact -- Mission venturing -- A "venture meets mission" ecosystem -- Resolve to act -- The virtuous cycle. Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Index -- About the authors.

"This book is a call to action for addressing problems like climate change, clean energy, and healthcare access on a grand scale, leveraging an ecosystem of public/government resources and private sector, technology-focused organizations. Chapters are framed around cases and profiles from over 20 ventures across technology, healthcare, climate, and education. The authors construct a model for impact, on that starts with rebuilding trust among society, business, and government. Renewed trust in government will rally groups behind a guiding mission; trust in business will facilitate more effective tri-sectoral collaborations; and trust in civil society will bring talented changemakers into mission-driven work. The authors also identify key uncertainties that could deteriorate trust between ventures and the government, and then highlight strategies from entrepreneurs to bridge a trust gap"--

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