Value Creation By Entrepreneurs In Asia

This book examines how entrepreneurs across Asia are increasingly engaged in multiple value creation, contributing not only to economic growth but also to social progress and environmental sustainability. It highlights the rise of social entrepreneurs with blended missions and traditional entrepreneurs who integrate social and ecological impact alongside profit, thereby supporting sustainable development, enhancing community welfare, and improving overall well-being. Digitalization and technology play a central role in enabling these outcomes, with particular emphasis on frugal innovation-affordable, functional, and optimized solutions that expand access to essential products and services. Illustrative cases include Mitticool's electricity-free clay refrigerator in India, BantayPH's civic education platform in the Philippines, Azzura Solar's solutions for rural households in Indonesia, and Wateroam's portable filtration system in Singapore.Although many innovations in Asia emerge in response to crises such as poverty, natural disasters, or pandemics, systematic scholarly insights into how entrepreneurs generate multiple forms of value remain limited. Addressing this gap, the volume brings together empirical, conceptual, and practitioner-oriented contributions to explore entrepreneurship in diverse Asian contexts, often within emerging markets. With methodological rigor and novel theoretical perspectives, chapters examine varied approaches to value creation, offering case studies, quantitative and qualitative research, and practitioner reflections. The book provides a comprehensive view of how enterprises in Asia simultaneously drive economic, social, and environmental impact, positioning entrepreneurship as a catalyst for sustainable development.