Überpreneurs [electronic resource] : How to Create Innovative Global Businesses and Transform Human Societies /
Andrews, Peter.author.
Wood, Fiona.author.
Exploring the lives and achievements of 36 extraordinary individuals from across 18 nations and every continent, this books champions innovators: the disruptive individuals whose heroic visions and indomitable spirits are redefining the economic and social structure of our world.
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Überpreneurs. Overtakers!; Part I: Big Business; 2 Sofas, Spirits and Skirts; Ingvar Kamprad - IKEA; Chuck Feeney - Duty Free Shoppers Group; Amancio Ortega - Zara; 3 Building Hope and Pride; Mo Ibrahim - Celtel; Liu Yonghao - New Hope; Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw - Biocon; 4 Space Invasion; Richard Branson - Virgin Group, Virgin Galactic; Jeff Bezos - Amazon Inc, Blue Origin; Elon Musk - Tesla Motors, SpaceX; Part II: High Technology; 5 Speed Bytes; Bill Gates - Microsoft; Larry Page - Google; Niklas Zennström - Skype; 6 From Helix to Helico
George Rathmann - AmgenCraig Venter - J Craig Venter Institute; Barry Marshall - The University of Western Australia; 7 Coming Clean; Olivia Lum - Hyflux; Zhengrong Shi - Suntech; Shai Agassi - Better Place; Part III: Happy People; 8 Looking Good; Luiz Seabra - Natura Cosmetics; Martha Tilaar - Martha Tilaar Group; 9 Feeling Good; Jamie Oliver - Jamie Oliver Group; Oprah Winfrey - Harpo Productions; 10 Finding Friends ...; Ma ""Pony"" Huateng - Tencent; Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook; 11 ... And Family; Gilad Japhet - MyHeritage; Nayana Patel - Akanksha Infertility Clinic
Doron Mamet - Tammuz International SurrogacyPart IV: Better World; 12 Money Matters; Muhammad Yunus - Grameen Bank; Claus-Peter Zeitinger - ProCredit Bank; 13 AIDS Crusades; Mechai Viravaidya - Population & Community Development Association; Mitch Besser - Mothers2Mothers; 14 Kids' Biz; Jeroo Billimoria - Child and Youth Finance International; Soraya Salti - Injaz-al-Arab; 15 Living off the Land; Roy Prosterman - Landesa; Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi - MIDROC; Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi - Karuturi Global; Part V: The Origin of the Species; 16 The Nature of Überpreneurs; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Exploring the lives and achievements of 36 extraordinary individuals from across 18 nations and every continent, this books champions innovators: the disruptive individuals whose heroic visions and indomitable spirits are redefining the economic and social structure of our world.
Small business.
Entrepreneurship.
Leadership.
Management.
Economic history.
Small Business.
Entrepreneurship.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Innovation/Technology Management.
Economic History.