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Based on the preceding contributions, this final chapter first provides observations about the state of knowledge concerning the social business concept and its implementation across cases. The second section of the chapter takes a look forward, pointing out major avenues for future research that must be explored in order to enrich our understanding about the impact of social business.

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  1. California Institute for Social Business, California State University, Camarillo, CA, USA

    Andrea Grove

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  1. California Institute For Social Business, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, California, USA

    Andrea Grove

  2. California Institute For Social Business, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, California, USA

    Gary A. Berg

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Grove, A. (2014). Looking Forward. In: Grove, A., Berg, G. (eds) Social Business. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45275-8_14

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