{"title":"Books by Thomas S. Lyons","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781547416615","title":"Using Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation to Mitigate Wealth Inequality","description":"\u003cp\u003eEconomic inequality continues to contribute to political and social instability around the world. This instability stifles development and results in widening the wealth gap between the \"haves\" and \"have nots,\" further eroding stability. It has been argued that entrepreneurship is a prime contributor to this vicious cycle. \u003cem\u003eUsing Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation to Mitigate Wealth Inequality\u003c\/em\u003e contends that this is only true when the opportunity for entrepreneurship is limited to a few. The authors maintain that when entrepreneurship is open to anyone who is properly motivated, innovative, and has a goal of growth for their enterprise, it helps build wealth for a greater number of people. The concept of \"social entrepreneurship\" is introduced, where entrepreneurship becomes a vehicle for explicitly addressing community-based economic and social challenges using markets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book uses examples of entrepreneurial projects and programs that have attempted to address inequality to discuss entrepreneurship as an economic development strategy and its role in addressing the challenges of economic inequality. It advocates thinking and acting systemically, creating and sustaining entrepreneurial support ecosystems, in order to generate the synergy required to scale-up development and transform our economies and provides a distinctive perspective on a pressing social and economic issue, with significant implications for the future of the United States and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304337355125,"sku":"9781547416615","price":33.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781547416615_2cc83103-a4ea-48fe-a2a3-859dcec812a9.jpg?v=1786023189"},{"product_id":"understanding-social-entrepreneurship","title":"Understanding Social Entrepreneurship","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Social Entrepreneurship\u003c\/em\u003e is the leading textbook that provides students with a comprehensive overview of the field. It brings the mindset, principles, strategies, tools, and techniques of entrepreneurship into the social sector to present innovative solutions to today’s vexing social issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKickul and Lyons cover all the key topics relevant to social entrepreneurship, including a detailed examination of each of the steps in the entrepreneurial process. This fourth edition features full colour presentation for the best possible reading experience and continues to provide students and lecturers with a great range of valued features, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA process-oriented format, taking students through discovery, design, development, and delivery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated and new case studies, with improved global coverage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"Voices From the Field\" sections that explore evidence-based research from the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together a rigorous theoretical foundation and a strong practical focus, this is the go-to resource for students of social entrepreneurship at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483387535733,"sku":"9781032594644","price":84.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781032594644.jpg?v=1786178534"},{"product_id":"entrepreneurship-skill-building","title":"Entrepreneurship Skill Building","description":"This book explores the sea change in thinking about how to educate students of entrepreneurship, uses extant theory to develop a conceptual model of entrepreneurship skill development, describes an assessment tool for operationalizing this model, discusses how this tool can be utilized to develop entrepreneurship skills, and offers examples from the application of our approach in educational settings. It concludes with implications of this methodology for furthering both entrepreneurship education and the research that shapes it. The authors present an entrepreneurship skills assessment tool, which uses a theory of measurement that breaks from psychometrics (predictive approaches) and honors the volatility and uncertainty that characterizes entrepreneurship. This assessment tool can be used to integrate curriculum and co-curricular activities to ensure skill development. Focusing on a methodology for the measurement and development of entrepreneurship skills, this book will serveas a valuable resource to researchers and students alike.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57760022626677,"sku":"9783030779191","price":109.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9783030779191.jpg?v=1794486692"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-thomas-s-lyons.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}