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'''Little Sun''' is a [[social enterprise]]<ref>"By engaging with social values, firms establish value- based relationships with customers who—while not benefitting directly from the firm’s social actions—choose to support those values (Barnett 2007, Jones 1995). These investments in turn create positive demand externalities (Ye et al. 2012) that can ultimately translate into premium prices and loyalty to a firm’s products and services, which also constitute symbols of social identity (Fosfuri et al. 2015). Indeed, for customers in industrialized countries, purchasing Little Sun’s lamps associates them with an iconic, visible identity of environmental responsibility and equal opportunity development. In this case, the two logics reinforce one another. Andrea Fosfuri, Marco S. Giarratana, Esther Roca (2016) Social Business Hybrids: Demand Externalities, Competitive Advantage, and Growth Through Diversification. Organization Science 27(5):1275-1289. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2016.1080</ref> that produces [[solar powered]] [[LED lamps]].<ref name="Higgins-2012">{{cite web |
'''Little Sun''' is a [[social enterprise]]<ref>"By engaging with social values, firms establish value- based relationships with customers who—while not benefitting directly from the firm’s social actions—choose to support those values (Barnett 2007, Jones 1995). These investments in turn create positive demand externalities (Ye et al. 2012) that can ultimately translate into premium prices and loyalty to a firm’s products and services, which also constitute symbols of social identity (Fosfuri et al. 2015). Indeed, for customers in industrialized countries, purchasing Little Sun’s lamps associates them with an iconic, visible identity of environmental responsibility and equal opportunity development. In this case, the two logics reinforce one another. Andrea Fosfuri, Marco S. Giarratana, Esther Roca (2016) Social Business Hybrids: Demand Externalities, Competitive Advantage, and Growth Through Diversification. Organization Science 27(5):1275-1289. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2016.1080</ref> that produces [[solar powered]] [[LED lamps]].<ref>: Beauloye, Jennifer, (author.) & Desaive, Pierre-Yves, (author.) & Draguet, Michel, (author.) & Stroud, Timothy, (translator.) & Musées royaux des beaux-arts de Belgique (host institution.) (2015). ''2050 : a brief history of the future''. [Ghent] Snoeck. 234</ref><ref name="Higgins-2012">{{cite web |
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It was founded in 2012 by the artist [[Olafur Eliasson]]<ref>: McMahon, Jennifer A (2014). ''Art and ethics in a material world : Kant's pragmatist legacy''. New York Routledge, 175-6.</ref> and the engineer Frederik Ottesen. |
It was founded in 2012 by the artist [[Olafur Eliasson]],<ref>: McMahon, Jennifer A (2014). ''Art and ethics in a material world : Kant's pragmatist legacy''. New York Routledge, 175-6.</ref> known for his installations which exploit visual perception of light and light effects, and the engineer Frederik Ottesen. |
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In April 2014, the company received a USD $5 million investment from [[Bloomberg Philanthropies]].<ref name="West-2014">{{cite web |
In April 2014, the company received a USD $5 million investment from [[Bloomberg Philanthropies]].<ref name="West-2014">{{cite web |
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Little Sun | |
Founded | July 2012 |
Founder | Olafur Eliasson, Frederik Ottesen |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Solar-powered LED lamps |
Website | www |
Little Sun is a social enterprise[1] that produces solar powered LED lamps.[2][3]
It was founded in 2012 by the artist Olafur Eliasson,[4] known for his installations which exploit visual perception of light and light effects, and the engineer Frederik Ottesen.
In April 2014, the company received a USD $5 million investment from Bloomberg Philanthropies.[5]
References
- ^ "By engaging with social values, firms establish value- based relationships with customers who—while not benefitting directly from the firm’s social actions—choose to support those values (Barnett 2007, Jones 1995). These investments in turn create positive demand externalities (Ye et al. 2012) that can ultimately translate into premium prices and loyalty to a firm’s products and services, which also constitute symbols of social identity (Fosfuri et al. 2015). Indeed, for customers in industrialized countries, purchasing Little Sun’s lamps associates them with an iconic, visible identity of environmental responsibility and equal opportunity development. In this case, the two logics reinforce one another. Andrea Fosfuri, Marco S. Giarratana, Esther Roca (2016) Social Business Hybrids: Demand Externalities, Competitive Advantage, and Growth Through Diversification. Organization Science 27(5):1275-1289. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2016.1080
- ^ : Beauloye, Jennifer, (author.) & Desaive, Pierre-Yves, (author.) & Draguet, Michel, (author.) & Stroud, Timothy, (translator.) & Musées royaux des beaux-arts de Belgique (host institution.) (2015). 2050 : a brief history of the future. [Ghent] Snoeck. 234
- ^ Higgins, Charlotte (July 12, 2012). "Olafur Eliasson produces cheap solar lamp for developing countries". The Guardian. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ : McMahon, Jennifer A (2014). Art and ethics in a material world : Kant's pragmatist legacy. New York Routledge, 175-6.
- ^ West, Melanie Grayce (April 21, 2014). "Bloomberg Backs a Solar Lamp". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
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