Marta Peris-Ortiz is Full Professor at Universitat Politècnica de València. She received her PhD in Management from the University of Valencia in 2005. Her current research is focused on the topics of entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainability, corporate social responsibility and education innovation. She has published articles in journals such as Journal Business Research, Management Decision, Service Industries Journal, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Service Business, European Journal of International Management, Journal of International Change Management, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, International Journal of Manpower, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences and Non-Profit Management and Leadership among others, and is also a reviewer.She has been Guest Editor of Management Decision, European Journal and International Management, Service Industries Journal, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Small Business Economics and Journal of Knowledge Economy, among others. She is Associate Editor and on the editorial board of several journals of relevant international prestige. She has been President in different International Conferences and she has been executive secretary of the International Network of Business and Management Journals for five years.Marta Peris-Ortiz has been co-editor of more than 20 books published by Springer. Since 2014, she has been a member of the DEVA agency evaluator group, responsible for evaluating degrees and masters in Andalucía (Spain). Jaime Alonso Gómez has worked for a wide variety of organizations, across five continents, as a consultant, researcher and executive education facilitator in the areas of strategy/innovation, leadership, family business, and executive talent development. Dr. Gómez has university degrees (Bachelors & Masters) from Mexico, Canada and Japan. He obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Economics and Managerial Science at The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania. As an international educator, Dr. Gómez has taught executives from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Far and Middle East and is a frequent speaker around the world. Dr. Gómez has worked for major multinational enterprises as well as for mid-size public and family-owned companies. Dr. Gómez has multiple publications in English and Spanish in the areas of global leadership, strategic management, organizational design/development, family business, and executive coaching/mentoring.Dr. Gómez serves (and/or has served) as board member or editor of multiple organizations and journals around the world. In 2005, Dr. Gómez received the "Dean of the Year" Global Award from the prestigious Academy of International Business (AIB). In 2012, Dr. Gómez was nominated as one of the best business professors of the year by the UK magazine “The Economist”. Dr. Gómez was ranked #14 in the world.Currently, Dr. Gómez is Dean of the University of San Diego School of Business and Professor of Management. Patricia Márquez is Dean of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego, the first stand-alone school of peace and justice in the United States. The Kroc School prepares students from around the world—including countries affected by violent conflict—in peacebuilding, human rights, conflict resolution and social innovation. Since her arrival at USD in 2007, Dr. Márquez has developed the Center for Peace and Commerce (CPC), the Social Innovation Challenge and the USD Changemaker Hub. Previously, Dr. Márquez was a Professor and Dean at IESA, a School of Business in Caracas, Venezuela. Her research centers on the intersection of business and social value creation, with an emphasis on poverty alleviation through market mechanisms.  In 2016, Dr. Márquez received the San Diego Business Journal Women Who Mean Business Award and has been given the San Diego Rotary Club Peacemaker of the Year award in both 2017 and 2018. Dr. Márquez has a BA from Bowdoin College, and received her MA and PhD in socio-cultural anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley.

• Chapter 1: Strategies and Best Practices in Social Innovation: An Overview.- Chapter 2: Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation for Sustainability.- Chapter 3: Social Innovation in Public Organisations.- Chapter 4: Quality and Innovation in the Organic Agro-Food Sector.- Chapter 5: Sustainable Social Innovations in Smart Cities.- Chapter 6: The Economy of Communion as a Social Innovation to Humanise Business.- Chapter 7: Methodology for Analysing Electrical Scenarios as a Means of Sustainable Development in Emerging Countries.- Chapter 8: State Legitimacy in France as a Determinant of Competitiveness and Social Innovation.- Chapter 9: Developing Sustainability Awareness in Higher Education.- Chapter 10: Corporate Universities as a New Paradigm and Source of Social Innovation, Sustainability, Technology and Education in the Twenty-First Century.- Chapter 11: Finland’s Centennial Anniversary 2017 – the First 100 Years of Finnish Social Innovations that Work for GenderEquality.- Chapter 12: Innovation and Knowledge in the Social Economy: ICT Accessibility.- Chapter 13: Social Innovation in Sports.- Chapter 14: Management Systems for Sustainability Practices in the Wine Sector.

Marta Peris-Ortiz is Full Professor at Universitat Politècnica de València. She received her PhD in Management from the University of Valencia in 2005. Her current research is focused on the topics of entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainability, corporate social responsibility and education innovation. She has published articles in journals such as Journal Business Research, Management Decision, Service Industries Journal, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Service Business, European Journal of International Management, Journal of International Change Management, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, International Journal of Manpower, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences and Non-Profit Management and Leadership among others, and is also a reviewer.She has been Guest Editor of Management Decision, European Journal and International Management, Service Industries Journal, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Small Business Economics and Journal of Knowledge Economy, among others. She is Associate Editor and on the editorial board of several journals of relevant international prestige. She has been President in different International Conferences and she has been executive secretary of the International Network of Business and Management Journals for five years.Marta Peris-Ortiz has been co-editor of more than 20 books published by Springer. Since 2014, she has been a member of the DEVA agency evaluator group, responsible for evaluating degrees and masters in Andalucía (Spain). Jaime Alonso Gómez has worked for a wide variety of organizations, across five continents, as a consultant, researcher and executive education facilitator in the areas of strategy/innovation, leadership, family business, and executive talent development. Dr. Gómez has university degrees (Bachelors & Masters) from Mexico, Canada and Japan. He obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Economics and Managerial Science at The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania. As an international educator, Dr. Gómez has taught executives from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Far and Middle East and is a frequent speaker around the world. Dr. Gómez has worked for major multinational enterprises as well as for mid-size public and family-owned companies. Dr. Gómez has multiple publications in English and Spanish in the areas of global leadership, strategic management, organizational design/development, family business, and executive coaching/mentoring.Dr. Gómez serves (and/or has served) as board member or editor of multiple organizations and journals around the world. In 2005, Dr. Gómez received the "Dean of the Year" Global Award from the prestigious Academy of International Business (AIB). In 2012, Dr. Gómez was nominated as one of the best business professors of the year by the UK magazine “The Economist”. Dr. Gómez was ranked #14 in the world.Currently, Dr. Gómez is Dean of the University of San Diego School of Business and Professor of Management. Patricia Márquez is Dean of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego, the first stand-alone school of peace and justice in the United States. The Kroc School prepares students from around the world—including countries affected by violent conflict—in peacebuilding, human rights, conflict resolution and social innovation. Since her arrival at USD in 2007, Dr. Márquez has developed the Center for Peace and Commerce (CPC), the Social Innovation Challenge and the USD Changemaker Hub. Previously, Dr. Márquez was a Professor and Dean at IESA, a School of Business in Caracas, Venezuela. Her research centers on the intersection of business and social value creation, with an emphasis on poverty alleviation through market mechanisms.  In 2016, Dr. Márquez received the San Diego Business Journal Women Who Mean Business Award and has been given the San Diego Rotary Club Peacemaker of the Year award in both 2017 and 2018. Dr. Márquez has a BA from Bowdoin College, and received her MA and PhD in socio-cultural anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley.

• Chapter 1: Strategies and Best Practices in Social Innovation: An Overview.- Chapter 2: Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation for Sustainability.- Chapter 3: Social Innovation in Public Organisations.- Chapter 4: Quality and Innovation in the Organic Agro-Food Sector.- Chapter 5: Sustainable Social Innovations in Smart Cities.- Chapter 6: The Economy of Communion as a Social Innovation to Humanise Business.- Chapter 7: Methodology for Analysing Electrical Scenarios as a Means of Sustainable Development in Emerging Countries.- Chapter 8: State Legitimacy in France as a Determinant of Competitiveness and Social Innovation.- Chapter 9: Developing Sustainability Awareness in Higher Education.- Chapter 10: Corporate Universities as a New Paradigm and Source of Social Innovation, Sustainability, Technology and Education in the Twenty-First Century.- Chapter 11: Finland’s Centennial Anniversary 2017 – the First 100 Years of Finnish Social Innovations that Work for GenderEquality.- Chapter 12: Innovation and Knowledge in the Social Economy: ICT Accessibility.- Chapter 13: Social Innovation in Sports.- Chapter 14: Management Systems for Sustainability Practices in the Wine Sector.

Marta Peris-Ortiz is Full Professor at Universitat Politècnica de València. She received her PhD in Management from the University of Valencia in 2005. Her current research is focused on the topics of entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainability, corporate social responsibility and education innovation. She has published articles in journals such as Journal Business Research, Management Decision, Service Industries Journal, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Service Business, European Journal of International Management, Journal of International Change Management, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, International Journal of Manpower, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences and Non-Profit Management and Leadership among others, and is also a reviewer.She has been Guest Editor of Management Decision, European Journal and International Management, Service Industries Journal, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Small Business Economics and Journal of Knowledge Economy, among others. She is Associate Editor and on the editorial board of several journals of relevant international prestige. She has been President in different International Conferences and she has been executive secretary of the International Network of Business and Management Journals for five years.Marta Peris-Ortiz has been co-editor of more than 20 books published by Springer. Since 2014, she has been a member of the DEVA agency evaluator group, responsible for evaluating degrees and masters in Andalucía (Spain). Jaime Alonso Gómez has worked for a wide variety of organizations, across five continents, as a consultant, researcher and executive education facilitator in the areas of strategy/innovation, leadership, family business, and executive talent development. Dr. Gómez has university degrees (Bachelors & Masters) from Mexico, Canada and Japan. He obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Economics and Managerial Science at The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania. As an international educator, Dr. Gómez has taught executives from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Far and Middle East and is a frequent speaker around the world. Dr. Gómez has worked for major multinational enterprises as well as for mid-size public and family-owned companies. Dr. Gómez has multiple publications in English and Spanish in the areas of global leadership, strategic management, organizational design/development, family business, and executive coaching/mentoring.Dr. Gómez serves (and/or has served) as board member or editor of multiple organizations and journals around the world. In 2005, Dr. Gómez received the "Dean of the Year" Global Award from the prestigious Academy of International Business (AIB). In 2012, Dr. Gómez was nominated as one of the best business professors of the year by the UK magazine “The Economist”. Dr. Gómez was ranked #14 in the world.Currently, Dr. Gómez is Dean of the University of San Diego School of Business and Professor of Management. Patricia Márquez is Dean of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego, the first stand-alone school of peace and justice in the United States. The Kroc School prepares students from around the world—including countries affected by violent conflict—in peacebuilding, human rights, conflict resolution and social innovation. Since her arrival at USD in 2007, Dr. Márquez has developed the Center for Peace and Commerce (CPC), the Social Innovation Challenge and the USD Changemaker Hub. Previously, Dr. Márquez was a Professor and Dean at IESA, a School of Business in Caracas, Venezuela. Her research centers on the intersection of business and social value creation, with an emphasis on poverty alleviation through market mechanisms.  In 2016, Dr. Márquez received the San Diego Business Journal Women Who Mean Business Award and has been given the San Diego Rotary Club Peacemaker of the Year award in both 2017 and 2018. Dr. Márquez has a BA from Bowdoin College, and received her MA and PhD in socio-cultural anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley.

• Chapter 1: Strategies and Best Practices in Social Innovation: An Overview.- Chapter 2: Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation for Sustainability.- Chapter 3: Social Innovation in Public Organisations.- Chapter 4: Quality and Innovation in the Organic Agro-Food Sector.- Chapter 5: Sustainable Social Innovations in Smart Cities.- Chapter 6: The Economy of Communion as a Social Innovation to Humanise Business.- Chapter 7: Methodology for Analysing Electrical Scenarios as a Means of Sustainable Development in Emerging Countries.- Chapter 8: State Legitimacy in France as a Determinant of Competitiveness and Social Innovation.- Chapter 9: Developing Sustainability Awareness in Higher Education.- Chapter 10: Corporate Universities as a New Paradigm and Source of Social Innovation, Sustainability, Technology and Education in the Twenty-First Century.- Chapter 11: Finland’s Centennial Anniversary 2017 – the First 100 Years of Finnish Social Innovations that Work for GenderEquality.- Chapter 12: Innovation and Knowledge in the Social Economy: ICT Accessibility.- Chapter 13: Social Innovation in Sports.- Chapter 14: Management Systems for Sustainability Practices in the Wine Sector.