The MicroConsignment Model Reconsidered: Invention-Led Development by Shifting Risk, Transferring Knowledge, and Scaling Capabilities (Innovations Case Discussion: The MicroConsignment Model)

Brett R. Smith, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Founding Director, Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio). He focuses his research on social entrepreneurship, with specific emphasis on scaling of social impact and new development models. His work has been used at places such as the United Nations Executive Committee and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, and has been highlighted in or on Time, Business Week, Financial Times, CNN, MSNBC and more than 100 other media outlets.