Annotation "Jack Quarter examines the practices of business owners who use their firms as laboratories for social innovation. After placing this phenomenon in historical perspective and discussing the 19th century British industrialist Robert Owen, he provides eleven case studies of contemporary innovators from six countries - the UK, US, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, and New Zealand."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index
