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Poverty remains one of the most intractable problems in the
developing world. Microfranchising offers great promise in
alleviating poverty by aiding in the foundation of locally owned
businesses. Microfranchising is defined as small businesses whose
start-up costs are minimal and whose concepts and operations are
easily replicated. It involves the systematizing of
microenterprises to create and replicate turnkey businesses for the
poor. With the awarding of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, attention
has increased on this remarkable concept. This unique book provides
an overview of the need to alleviate poverty and what methods have
been used in the past to do so (e.g. microcredit). It then
introduces the concept of the microfranchise and discusses how this
business model can be used in poverty alleviation. Different models
of microfranchising are reviewed and specific case studies
highlighted to show how it has worked in different parts of the
world. This book concludes with a discussion of the advantages as
well as the potential problems and pitfalls that accompany
microfranchising. This book is a must read for business scholars
and economists, practitioners and lenders, members of NGOs
dedicated to poverty alleviation and anyone else who is interested
in learning about an innovative, business focused tool to alleviate
poverty.
Understand the dynamics of all different types of teams Beyond Team
Building: How to Build High Performing Teams and the Culture to
Support Them represents the latest in thinking about creating
effective teams. The authors present a new "Five C" framework that
focuses on the core aspects of team building. The book helps the
reader assess how his/her team is performing on each of the
5Cs--context, composition, competencies, change, and collaborative
leadership, and discusses options concerning how to improve team
performance along each of these dimensions. The book includes: - A
wealth of examples of effective (and ineffective) teams from such
companies as Cisco Systems, Bain & Company, and Amazon - New
material concerning how to develop effective entrepreneurial and
family teams - How to manage cross-cultural, virtual, and alliance
teams - How to create a "team building organization" This book
provides the next generation of team leaders, team members, and
team consultants with the knowledge and skills they need to create
effective and high functioning teams.
Poverty remains one of the most intractable problems in the
developing world. Microfranchising offers great promise in
alleviating poverty by aiding in the foundation of locally owned
businesses. Microfranchising is defined as small businesses whose
start-up costs are minimal and whose concepts and operations are
easily replicated. It involves the systematizing of
microenterprises to create and replicate turnkey businesses for the
poor. With the awarding of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, attention
has increased on this remarkable concept. This unique book provides
an overview of the need to alleviate poverty and what methods have
been used in the past to do so (e.g. microcredit). It then
introduces the concept of the microfranchise and discusses how this
business model can be used in poverty alleviation. Different models
of microfranchising are reviewed and specific case studies
highlighted to show how it has worked in different parts of the
world. The book concludes with a discussion of the advantages as
well as the potential problems and pitfalls that accompany
microfranchising. This book is a must read for business scholars
and economists, practitioners and lenders, members of NGOs
dedicated to poverty alleviation and anyone else who is interested
in learning about an innovative, business focused tool to alleviate
poverty.
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