Tag Archives: Bottom of the Pyramid

How to include the disabled and BOP: Similarities between Enable India and C.K. Prahlad’s propositions for the private sector

By Gitika Mohta I started the GSE field experience with a fascination for Enable India’s (EI) concept of fostering inclusiveness amongst employers of People with Disabilities (PWDs). Post-GSE, I began to read C.K. Prahlad’s most acclaimed work “The Fortune at … Continue reading

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Outsourcing 3.0

When one thinks of outsourcing stereotypical images come to mind. The Indian “call center” (so called voice services), outsourced manufacturing, and the Indian engineer or medical technician “stealing jobs from the West”. India is rapidly coming away from these stereotypes. … Continue reading

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Some thoughts on the social entrepreneurship program

On my return and during my trip I was asked a few times what I meant by Social Entrepreneurship (SE). My standard answer was that SE means a lot of different things to different people, but at Wooster it is: … Continue reading

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Sustainable energy solutions for the underserved

Nearly 87 percent of India’s 640 thousand villages have population clusters of 2,000 people or fewer. In spite of a network of 3.6 million rural retail outlets that provide food and other consumer goods, there is very little active marketing … Continue reading

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