Experiencing innovation in Asia : cases in business model development /
"Does business model innovation look the same in Asia as it does in the Western world? If not, what can we learn from the differences? This book attempts to answer these important questions through a series of original cases concerning a variety of companies, from large multinationals to small...
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New Jersey :
World Scientific,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction; Defining Innovation; Introducing the Asian Strategy Project; Business Cases in an Asian Context; Exploring Innovation through Five Themes; A Commitment to Asian Business; Acknowledgements; Part A: Sustainable Development; Chapter 1 Veolia Water India: Bringing a 24/7 Water Supply to the People of Karnataka; Water in India; Water and Hinduism; Water Resources; Growing Water Demand3; Individual Water Connection and Public Sources; Discontinuous Water Supply; Impact of Water Supply on Health4; Legal and Political Framework; Pricing and Tariffs5.
- Financing Needs for Water SupplyKarnataka 24/7 Water Supply, a Showcase Project; Private Sector Participation; The Private Operator: VWI; The VWI-Karnataka Partnership; Dealing with Skepticism and Expectations; Politicians' Skepticism; Reluctant Population12; Difficult Economic and Social Conditions; Mistrust toward the Private Sector; Answering the Population's Expectations; The Social Assessment Survey, a Solid Database; An Efficient Communication Plan; Socially Fair Tariffs; Irreproachable Service Quality; Outcomes of the Project.
- Using Communication to create acceptance of the project before implementationIncreasing school attendance of youth due to time saving; Reducing water wastage and electricity bills; Increasing household revenue due to time saving; Declining number of diseases; Similar or even decreasing water bills for the poorest people; Wiping out doubts about 24/7 and PPP by reaching service quality; Proving the technical feasibility of 24/7 in India; It is difficult to change peoples' habits
- there is still mistrust.
- Distribution quality of water is important, but so too is water production and waste water managementConclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Chapter 2 Naandi Foundation: Delivering High Quality Elementary Education in India; The Education System in India; Structure; National Initiatives; The Emergence of Private Schools; Private Schools in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh; Description of the Market; Management of APSs; Customer Profile; Naandi Foundation; Protecting Child Rights Through Education; Naandi's Strengths and Threats; Strategic Challenges and Opportunities; References.
- Chapter 3 PlaNet Finance China: New Models of Microfinance in TongweiMicrofinance; Defining Microfinance; The Application of Microcredit; From Microcredit to Microfinance; The Evolution of Microfinance; Debates in the Microfinance Industry; The Move toward Microfinance Plus; Applying Microfinance Plus to the Tongwei Projects; PlaNet Finance; PlaNet Finance China; Tongwei County; The National Biogas Subsidy Programme; Introducing Tongwei I: The Renewable Energy Project for Tongwei County, Gansu Province; The mechanisms, Actors, and Activities of Tongwei I.
