how to create innovative global businesses and transform human societies /
Peter Andrews, Fiona Wood.
xi, 326 pages ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Uberpreneurs. Overtakers! -- Sofas, spirits and skirts / Ingvar Kamprad, Chuck Feeney, Amancio Ortega -- Building hope and pride / Mo Ibrahim, Liu Yonghao, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw -- Space invasion / Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk -- Speed bytes / Bill Gates, Larry Page, Niklas Zennström -- From helix to Helico / George Rathmann, Craig Venter, Barry Marshall -- Coming clean / Olivia Lum, Zhengrong Shi, Shai Agassi -- Looking good / Luiz Seabra, Martha Tilaar -- Feeling good / Jamie Oliver, Oprah Winfrey -- Finding friends ... / Ma "Pony" Huateng, Mark Zuckerberg -- ... And family / Gilad Japhet, Nayana Patel, Doron Mamet -- Money matters / Muhammad Yunus, Claus-Peter Zeitinger -- AIDS crusades / Mechai Viravaidya, Mitch Besser -- Kids' biz / Jeroo Billimoria, Soraya Salti -- Living off the land / Roy Prosterman, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi, Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi -- The nature of überpreneurs.
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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.
How to create innovative global businesses and transform human societies.
Entrepreneurship, Case studies.
Executive ability, Case studies.
Industries-- Social aspects, Case studies.
International business enterprises-- Management, Case studies.