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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459037603321

Autore

Choi David Y.

Titolo

Values-centered entrepreneurs and their companies / / David Y. Choi and Edmund R. Gray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge/Taylor & Francis, , 2011

ISBN

1-135-84085-7

1-135-84086-5

1-283-32080-0

9786613320803

0-203-88350-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GrayEdmund R

Disciplina

658.4/08

Soggetti

Social responsibility of business

Social entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship - Moral and ethical aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-187) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface and Acknowledgements; Part 1: Toward a New Breed of Entrepreneurs; 1 Introduction; 2 The Values-Centered Entrepreneur; Part 2: The Lessons/Guidelines; 3 Commit to a (Meaningful) Purpose; 4 Raise Capital with Mission in Mind: Be Strategic, Resilient, and Cautious; 5 Hire Talented Employees with Shared Values; 6 Promote Your Company's Values; 7 Build a Cohesive, Dedicated Organization; 8 Maximize Profits... With Some Exceptions; 9 Minimize Your Environmental and Social Footprint; 10 Stay With It for the Long Haul

11 Make Giving a Priority12 Be a Role Model for Others; 13 Concluding Thoughts; Part 3: Case Studies; Case Study 1 Gottlieb Duttweiler and Migros; Case Study 2 Stonyfield Farm; Case Study 3 King Cycle Group; Case Study 4 T.S. Designs, Inc.; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A new brand of entrepreneurs has arrived on the business scene, carrying with them a whole new set of values. They possess a sense of mission - to be socially responsible, protect the planet, and do the



right thing for all of their stakeholders. Rather than focus exclusively on financial gain, they aim to achieve a balance between profits and one or more causes of their choosing. In fact, they view for-profit entrepreneurship as a vehicle for social change. The authors call these pioneers ""values-centered"" entrepreneurs.Some of the values-centered entrepreneurs have been aro