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dc.contributor.authorTerjesen, Sirien
dc.date.accessioned2007-10-22-
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-27T09:21:04Z-
dc.date.available2009-07-27T09:21:04Z-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/25599-
dc.description.abstractThis case follows Sethu Sethunarayanan, Director of the non-profit Center for the De-velopment of Disadvantaged People (CDDP), which is dedicated to the improvement of the Irula tribe in rural villages of southeast India. The Irulas specialize in catching rats, an activity which provides the bulk of their income and food. Following a routine visit to a local village, Sethu recognized an opportunity for a “better rat trap” to aid the Irula rat catchers. With feedback from rat catchers, Sethu developed an innovative new trap. His innovation won the prestigious Global Development Marketplace award from the World Bank which provided the funding necessary to commercialize the new technology. The venture’s implementation involved site visits to identify beneficiaries, health checks and treatment, preparatory workshops, factory establishment, factory training, production, women’s micro-credit collectives, distribution and project evalua-tion. The case focuses on the relationship between human capital and technological entrepreneurship, considering the knowledge and skills required to commercialize technology for the rural poor and the positive impact on this greatly disadvantaged population.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aFriedrich Schiller University Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics |cJenaen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aJena Economic Research Papers |x2007,031en
dc.subject.jelL26en
dc.subject.jelO33en
dc.subject.jelOen
dc.subject.jelN35en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordHuman Capitalen
dc.subject.keywordIndiaen
dc.subject.keywordInnovationen
dc.subject.keywordIrulaen
dc.subject.keywordSocial Entrepreneurshipen
dc.subject.keywordTechnological Entrepreneurshipen
dc.subject.keywordWorld Banken
dc.subject.stwHumankapitalen
dc.subject.stwInnovationen
dc.subject.stwUnternehmeren
dc.subject.stwSchädlingsbekämpfungen
dc.subject.stwTechnologieen
dc.subject.stwEthnische Gruppeen
dc.subject.stwLändliche Armuten
dc.subject.stwIndienen
dc.titleBuilding a better rat trap: technological innovation, human capital and the Irula-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn54711169Xen
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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