You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
“Private equity is more economically significant than ever, as institutions hunt for high returns in a risky world. Private Equity 4.0 examines the role, workings and contribution of this important industry in a straightforward yet revealing manner.” Dr. Josh Lerner Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking Chair, Entrepreneurial Management Unit Harvard Business School A multi-perspective look at private equity's inner workings Private Equity 4.0 provides an insider perspective on the private equity industry, and analyzes the fundamental evolution of the private equity asset class over the past 30 years, from alternative to mainstream. The book provides insightful interviews of key...
Based on one of the most talked about events of the Year of Microfinance, this book argues for private capital investments in microfinance in developing countries. It uses a lifecycle perspective to consider the need for capital in microfinance and the issues investors need to address to obtain a larger mobilization of private capital.
This book includes over 30 real-life, up-to-date, award-winning case studies in scientific fields such as biotechnology, biomedicine, high-tech engineering and information technology. The case studies are arranged in modules that track the typical life cycle of creating and growing a new venture, which presents a comprehensive picture of entrepreneurial activities. The text is written in a language and style that managers will appreciate.
Durable business performance is crucially dependent on a stakeholders strategy and accessible entrepreneurial finance available within macro-economic and regulatory environments. The reflections on issues and policies of progress are mainly concerned with enabling entrepreneurial risk-takers to operate within an optimal business environment. This book covers these issues.
Despite recent optimism and global initiatives, the implementation of corporate sustainability programs has been slow at best, with less than a third of global companies having developed a clear business case for their approach to sustainability. Presenting numerous award-winning cases and examples from companies such as Unilever, Patagonia, Tumi, DSM and Umicore alongside original ideas based upon 20 years of consulting experience, this book reveals how to design and implement a stronger sense of focus and move sustainability programs forward. This proven combination of purpose, direction and speed is dubbed “Vectoring”. Based upon practitioner cases and data analysis from the Dow Jones...
Hundreds of potential entrepreneurs investigate franchising every year, but this enormous business opportunity remains hugely misunderstood. Franchising: Pathway to Wealth Creation delivers that guidance, from start to finish.