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Autore: | Choi David Y. |
Titolo: | Values-centered entrepreneurs and their companies / / David Y. Choi and Edmund R. Gray |
Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge/Taylor & Francis, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina: | 658.4/08 |
Soggetto topico: | Social responsibility of business |
Social entrepreneurship | |
Entrepreneurship - Moral and ethical aspects | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: | GrayEdmund R |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Values-centered entrepreneurs and their companies |
ISBN: | 1-135-84085-7 |
1-135-84086-5 | |
1-283-32080-0 | |
9786613320803 | |
0-203-88350-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910459037603321 |
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