This case study explores the journey of Salubata, a Nigerian sustainable footwear startup founded by Fela Akinse. Salubata transforms plastic waste into modular shoes, offering an innovative, eco-friendly alternative in the growing sustainable fashion market. The company differentiates itself...

This chapter discusses the legal and political framework underlying social entrepreneurship in China and India. After reviewing characteristics of the social enterprise sector in each country, six examples illustrate various paths for social impact. Women's employment is not the only way these...

The chapter explores the importance and consequences of social pressures on researchers’ choice of research methodology. Although scientifically critical considerations of ontological, epistemological, axiological, and methodological concerns underpin any research project, if a paper is to be...

In this chapter, we explore the integration of sustainable entrepreneurship education in the context of circular entrepreneurship ecosystems, highlighting the necessity of shifting from traditional profit-centric models towards ones that emphasize sustainability and circular economy principles....

This chapter focuses on the role of systems of innovation, circular economy, and green economy in developing a new paradigm in economics towards sustainable development. It starts by describing each of these approaches and explaining the need for the learning economy to consider the ecosystem...

This chapter reviews the diversity and evolution of systems theory as applied to organisational and human resource management (HRM) studies, contrasting it with mechanistic approaches common in operations management. Three core and interrelated principles typically underpin different varieties...

This chapter challenges the reader to embark upon the teaching of environmental sustainability in macroeconomics in a way that promotes what is referred to here as the ‘ co -creative destruction’ of conventional knowledge and pedagogies. The presentation is grounded in a career of...

According to Post-Keynesian Institutionalism, the dominant form of contemporary economic life is money manager capitalism. This chapter examines two bedrocks of human survival—the environment and caregiving—and highlights challenges faced in each sphere in the managed-money era. The analysis...

Cities are known for high levels of segregation that manifest in both online and offline environments. Far-reaching consequences of urban segregation include rising disparities, political polarization, and exposure to economic crises. In this chapter, we review the wide amount of literature on...

What will it mean to be the Head of Department at a university in the future? History tells us that the answer is closely linked to the contemporary perception of science in society. In the second part of the 20th century, the Head of Department was a primus inter pares serving a collective of...