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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781676003321

Autore

Bassi Laurie J (Laurie Jo), <1954->

Titolo

Good Company [[electronic resource] ] : Business Success in the Worthiness Era

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2011

ISBN

1-283-26956-2

9786613269560

1-60994-062-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 p.)

Collana

A BK business book

Altri autori (Persone)

FrauenheimEd

CostelloLawrence

Disciplina

658.4/08

Soggetti

Corporations - Moral and ethical aspects

Corporations - Social aspects

Management - Moral and ethical aspects

Management - Social aspects

Business ethics - Moral and ethical aspects

Social responsibility of business

Success in business

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Part I: The Worthiness Era; 1 The Worthiness Imperative; 2 The Economic Imperative; 3 The Social Imperative; 4 The Political Imperative; Part II: Evidence and Rankings; 5 Goodness Matters; 6 Ranking Companies; Part III: Good Employer, Good Seller, Good Steward; 7 The Good Employer; 8 The Good Seller; 9 The Good Steward; Part IV: The Future; 10 The Worthiness Era; 11 A Hopefully Idealistic Vision; Appendix. Good Company Index: Scoring and Sources; Selected Works for Further Reading; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index;  About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

A noted economist and human capital expert, together with a multidisciplinary team, show that we've entered a new era in which good corporate behavior is no longer optional, it's the new imperative for success-and they have the data to prove it. Their Good Company



Index ranking of the Fortune 100 takes the belief in the bottom-line benefits of good behavior out of the realm of faith and into the realm of facts.