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Deeply responsible business : a global history of values-driven leadership /

"After years of maximizing profits, corporate social responsibility has entered the mainstream, but what does this really mean and what does it take to run a successful purpose-driven business? Harvard Business School's lead authority on socially responsible enterprises profiles fourteen b...

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Main Authors: Jones, Geoffrey, 1952- (Author)
Published: Harvard University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Publication Dates: 2023.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Social responsibility of business > History > Case studies.
Business ethics > History > Case studies.
Leadership > Moral and ethical aspects > History > Case studies.
Organizational change > History > Case studies.
Business education > History > Case studies.
Business education.
Business ethics.
Leadership > Moral and ethical aspects.
Organizational change.
Social responsibility of business.
Summary: "After years of maximizing profits, corporate social responsibility has entered the mainstream, but what does this really mean and what does it take to run a successful purpose-driven business? Harvard Business School's lead authority on socially responsible enterprises profiles fourteen business leaders, working across countries and in vastly different fields, from the nineteenth century to today, to showcase the challenges and upside to deeply responsible business"--
Carrier Form: vi, 431 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780674916531
0674916530
Index Number: HD60
CLC: F272-05
Call Number: F272-05/J771-2
Contents: The Value of Human Dignity: George Cadbury and Quaker Capitalism -- Redistribution of Power : Edward Filene, Retailing, and the Creation of Credit Unions -- Promoting Choice and Facing Dictatorship : Robert Bosch in Imperial and Nazi Germany -- The Challenge of Latecomer States : J. N. Tata and Shibusawa Eiichi -- Educating Future Leaders : Wallace Donham, Harvard Business School, and the Push for Ethical Capitalism -- Building a Nation, Addressing Disparities : Kasturbhai Lalbhai in Colonial and Independent India -- Modest Consumerism, Urban Blight, Tech Solutions, and the Quest to Improve Society -- The Rise of Values-Driven Businesses : Anita Roddick and the Challenge of Growth -- Social Three-Folding : Biodynamic Farming and How to Build a Flourishing Community -- From ESG to B Corps : Benchmarking and Scaling Virtuous Practices -- Conclusion: Business and a better future.

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