This book analyzes the emerging concepts and theories of inclusiveness in business by explaining corporate social responsibility, social learning, and value co-creation, as critical elements to the success of firms. The authors explore the causes and effects and challenges associated with the management of inclusive businesses.

Divided in to six sections, this edited work includes twenty one chapters that examine the inclusive business philosophy, the social dynamics of managing inclusive business, the role of trade, and inclusive practices at work before concluding with a discussion of how to drive hybrid growth in these types of organizations. Focusing on developing economies, this book portrays the varied corporate experiences in inclusive business designs and customer value propositions across the industries. It surveys the problems, possible solutions, and policy frameworks for integrating business as a resource to alleviate poverty and social and economic inequality.

Presents new insights on developing inclusive business models using design-to-society and design-to-value strategies Discusses the role of the social value of business in improving organizational performance through co-creating Argues that stakeholder-led marketing strategies in chaotic markets enhances the effects of social innovation

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Rajagopal is Professor of Marketing at EGADE Business School of Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico City Campus and Life Fellow of the Royal Society for Encouragement of Arts, Commerce, and Manufacture, London, United Kingdom. Dr. Rajagopal is serving as Visiting Professor at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, since 2013 and is also adjunct professor at the UFV India Global Education of the University of the Fraser Valley, Canada. He has to his credit 65 books on business management and over 400 research papers. Ramesh Behl is Director and Professor of Information Systems at International Management Institute, India. He has authored more than twenty books, seventeen case studies, and more than 45 research papers of national and international repute.

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Part I: Inclusive Business Philosophy.- Chapter 1: Disruptive Management Practices: Surviving the Changing Business Ecosystem.- Chapter 2: Crowd-based Innovations as Disruptors: Breakthrough in the Corporate.- Chapter 3: Attributes of Collective Intelligence and Entrepreneurial Econoscape in Developing Economies.- Chapter 4: Hybridity in Business Practices in Developing Economies: Convergence of People, Society, and Information Technology.- Chapter 5: Inclusive Businesses in Asia and Global Effects.- Chapter 6: Inclusiveness and Corporate Alliances: Structural Changes in Sectoral Enterprises.- Part II: Governance and Social Dynamics.- Chapter 7: Corporate Social Responsibility and Inclusivity in Businesses: The Evolution of Green Innovations.- Chapter 8: Corporate Journey through People and Society: Analysis of Sociological perspectives.- Chapter 9: Measuring 'Contours and Furrows' of Trade Flow and Economic Recovery: A Saga of Socio-political Dynamics.- Chapter 10: Transformative Business Leadership in Crowd Empowerment for Collective Effects in Business.- Chapter 11: Role of Public Policies and Reverse Accountability in Managing Inclusive Businesses.- Part III: Trade and Economy.- Chapter 12: Social Governance and Cross-sectional Growth in Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Economies.- Chapter 13: Local-Global Business and Economic Growth: Effects of Changing Markets.- Chapter 14: Internationalization and Cross-country Trade Management: Exploring Business Diversities across Industrial Sectors.- Part IV: Inclusivity in Management.- Chapter 15: Organizational Design Archetypes: Exploring the Best Fit for Inclusive Businesses in Emerging Markets.- Chapter 16: Convergence of Divergent Management Factors in Local Enterprises: Integrating Stakeholders and Leaders in Decision Making.- Chapter 17: Implementing Design Thinking in Small and Medium Enterprises: Developing Collective Intelligence as a Management Tool.- Chapter 18: The New Decision-mix to Reform Marketing Organizations: A Dynamic Outlook.- Chapter 19: Stakeholder Controlled Financial Management in Transitional Companies: Lessons from Inclusive Businesses in Developing Economies.- Chapter 20: Managing Human Capital in Organizations: Socio-cultural Dimensions in Creating Collective Workstations.- Part V: The Horizon.- Chapter 21: Epilogue: Driving Inclusive Businesses with Hybrid Growth in Developing Economies.