... business models pulling them towards the social enterprise model on an ideological level. Furthermore, the authors advocate that policy makers anywhere in the world who wish to stimulate social enterprise proliferation can follow Scotland's model of generous institutional support for the concept, since...

... 2015 Entrepreneurship Scotland Enterprise Islands Rural areas It is a cliche that refuses to die – the only way for remote communities such as islands to develop and flourish they have to embrace tourism. There are two main problems with this thesis, however. Firstly, it does a huge...

.... Supply chain management Scotland Blood transfusions The shelf life of fresh blood products ranges from five to thirty‐five days; thus, inventory is perishable and stock management is an important supply chain issue. Management and planning of normal stock volumes is difficult as blood service...

.... Ethics Scotland Garment industry Corporate image You have been shopping, you have a wonderful new outfit (which was on sale!) from a prolific store, and then you hear on the news that the company is involved with “sweatshop” practices. Do you take it back on principle? According to this article...