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Inclusivity and diversity in the organizational culture are within the broad philosophy of ‘inclusion–exclusion’-related workplace ambience, employee engagement, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, stakeholder voice and well-being, and efficiency in task-performance. This chapter discusses the inclusive business model perspective of social institutes and corporate organizations, the stakeholder participation, collective intelligence, and crowd behavior to determine the process of inclusion and diversity. This chapter redefines inclusivity in business and addresses attributes of business model based on insclusivity, inclusive marketing strategies, and the triple bottom line.
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Bkash is a private limited company created specifically to provide mobile financial services in Bangladesh. It is part of the BRAC group, a nongovernment organization (NGO) that provides social services within the country.
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For details see http://yuvamitra.org/.
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in English Farmer Friendly Agro-Services Private Limited.
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Rajagopal (2022). Evidencing Inclusivity in Business: A Step Beyond the Bottom Line. In: Rajagopal, Behl, R. (eds) Inclusive Businesses in Developing Economies. Palgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Growth. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12217-0_1
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