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Purpose This paper aims to examine the black beauty industry from a historical perspective and consider the fairness heuristic theory to determine if organisations in this industry are engaging in and promoting social entrepreneurship or contributing to social injustice. The paper explores the work of Annie Turnbo-Malone and Madame C.J. Walker, pioneers and stalwart entrepreneurs in the black beauty business, to discuss the controversial issue. Current and future applications are also investigated and presented.Design/methodology/approach Papers from earlier as well as more contemporary journals, news media and books were examined and synthesised to render a balanced view to aid in the entrepreneurship or injustice debate.Findings The paper concludes that decisions about fairness and justice involve perception and thus vary by individual, allowing a substantial case for the black beauty industry to both be commended for social entrepreneurship and condemned as a proponent of social injustice (distributive, procedural and interactional).Originality/value Organisations have substantial impact on individuals, groups, the community and society. A meaningful organisation encourages expression, perceptions of worth and constructive attitudes and behaviour, and refrains from reflecting excessive dictatorship or dehumanisation. This paper highlights both positive and negative organisational and societal issues concerning the business of black beauty, a relatively understudied topic in management in general and management history in particular, and it provides a unique lens from which to build awareness about entrepreneurship and justice and to effect needed change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose This paper, via the use of management and entrepreneurial philosophies from Charles Clinton Spaulding, aims to advocate the integration of African-American Entrepreneurship and Management History into the business curriculum at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as well as predominantly white institutions (PWIs). Along with this curriculum update, the use of critical pedagogy as a form of critical thinking is also recommended to complement the learning process.Design/methodology/approach Articles from early and recent newspapers, magazines, journals and books were examined and synthesised to clarify how curriculum modification and critical pedagogy could aid in increased entrepreneurial success.Findings The paper concludes with a framework that demonstrates the curriculum interface, including Spaulding’s insights and critical pedagogy, to connect black students to entrepreneurial success.Originality/value Although African-Americans surpass Caucasian-Americans in entrepreneurial attempts, blacks lag behind whites in entrepreneurial success. A reason for their higher failure rate is a lack of exposure to positive images who are also black. Integrating African-American Entrepreneurship and Management History into the business curriculum will help ensure that these positive images are sufficiently introduced and explored as a source of learning. Critical pedagogy is also endorsed as a complementary strategy to aid learning, as it is associated with processes that deviate from traditional instruction that often ignores student diversity, to facilitate the expansion of the mind as well as social transformation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – This article aims to depict the pivotal role Octavia Hill, Jane Addams and Mary Parker Follett played in the field of social entrepreneurship. The article aims to examine the contributions made by these remarkable women who made valuable theoretical and practical contributions to the emerging field of social entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach – Synthesizing articles from history journals, writings about the figures of interest, published works by the figures themselves and other resources, this paper illustrates how Hill, Addams and Follett made valuable contributions to social entrepreneurship and questioned the rectitude of unadulterated capitalism. Findings – This paper concludes that Hill, Addams and Follett refuted the viewpoint that self-interest and single-minded self-survival were the best ways to live and to conduct business. By their actions, the women showed that they did indeed bring “capitalism in question”, by recognizing the importance of seeking others’ interests. Originality/value – This article highlights the contributions made by Hill, Addams and Follett, who made valuable contributions in the field of social entrepreneurship which is made evident by their work with housing settlements, community center development, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is ongoing debate about the characteristics of effective leaders. Emotional intelligence is a relatively understudied and often disputed theme in leadership. However, existing research suggests that EI is indeed helpful in the development of leaders. This paper defines the concept and its components, and addresses its role in leader development. It will also provide propositions for relationships between EI and leader development through several leader development strategies, namely 360-degree feedback, action learning, developmental assignments, developmental relationships, coaching, and job enrichment. Implications and suggestions for future research in the field of EI, as it relates to leadership will be discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the history of entrepreneurship in the U.S., which was established in the late 19th century through the increase in income and mobility of individuals. The term entrepreneur attracted many individuals who were drawn to its references of independence, wealth and freedom. Moreover, it notes that professor Joseph Schumpeter's philosophy is grounded from the understanding that innovation develops from entrepreneurship.

The field of social entrepreneurship is gathering considerable interest in academia and the popular press alike. In this paper, the authors will highlight the potential impact of cloud computing on social entrepreneurship. Cloud computing is also acquiring more attention as it allows social enterprises to better focus on their core business and to realize cost and time savings. The transformative power of cloud computing is being utilized today by social enterprises and it is changing business models, cost models, and data centers, as it holds tremendous implications for social entrepreneurship as it pertains to financial performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The characteristic of a learning organization is one that continually adapts and learns in order to respond to changes in the environment. In this paper the writers will illustrate how transformational leadership is essential in creating and managing a learning organization and also show the interrelationship between management and leadership, the role of a transformational leader in creating a learning organization, and transformational leaders as change agents partnering for performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) succession planning is a critical issue for organizations. The implications for an effective succession plan is far-reaching to the entire system, subsystems and external customers (Guthrie & Datta, 1998; Kesner & Sebora, 1994). This paper looks at the importance of talent management policies and practices as it relates to leadership pipelines, and provides a conceptual framework that organizations can adopt to ensure that they will always be prepared for CEO succession and maintain a competitive edge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Micro-aggressions are the subtle verbal and nonverbal slights, insults, and disparaging messages directed towards an individual due to their gender, age, disability, and racial group membership, often automatically and subconsciously. The authors of this manuscript contend that companies should adopt an ethic of care approach to managing diversity, and take some meaningful steps to ensure that their minority employees are treated with respect. The paper proposed a broken windows approach to reducing micro-aggressions within firms via leader acknowledgement, management by walking around, and micro-aggression training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]