The financial crisis of 2007/08 has caused many to question the basic premises of the current business system and the financial service industry in particular. In a recent article, Michael Porter and Mark Kramer suggest that corporations should aim to regain legitimacy by pursuing shared value...

Part I. Socially oriented enterprises : health and fair trade -- ch. 1. Ndlovu : the clock ticks / Charles Corbett and Sarang Deo -- ch. 2. Wellcome : growth of a social enterprise (2006-2012) / Magdalena Kloibhofer and Karin Kreutzer -- ch. 3. Madecasse : competing with a 4x fairtrade business...

The financial crisis of 2007/08 has caused many to question the basic premises of the current business system (Kaletsky, 2010). Porter and Kramer (2011) suggest that the purpose of the corporation needs to be redefined. They posit that the corporation, rather than merely pursuing financial value...