Subsistence Entrepreneurship The Interplay of Collaborative Innovation, Sustainability and Social Goals /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ratten, Vanessa (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Jones, Paul (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Braga, Vitor (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Marques, Carla Susana (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Contributions to Management Science,
• Subjects: Entrepreneurship.; Management.; Industrial management.; Development economics.; Industrial management-Environmental aspects.; Economic development-Environmental aspects.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Development Economics.; Sustainability Management.; Development and Sustainability.
• Physical Description: VIII, 237 p. 47 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783030115425
• ISSN: 1431-1941
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11542-5

This book focuses on the role of subsistence entrepreneurs in creating social and sustainable business opportunities on the global marketplace. Subsistence entrepreneurs use scarce resources to create new business opportunities, often in developing or emerging economies. In addition, subsistence entrepreneurship is increasingly being used as a way to facilitate market entry for small and medium-sized business enterprises that focus on collaborative innovation. The interdisciplinary contributions gathered here will expand readers' understanding of the nature and characteristics of subsistence entrepreneurs, as well as the challenges they face. The central connection between subsistence, sustainability and social entrepreneurship is also explored. .