Companies on a mission [[electronic resource] ] : entrepreneurial strategies for growing sustainably, responsibly, and profitably / / Michael V. Russo ; with a foreword by L. Hunter Lovins |
Autore | Russo Michael V |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Business Books, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.4/08 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LovinsL. Hunter |
Soggetto topico |
Social responsibility of business - United States
Small business - United States - Management Business planning - United States Business ethics - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8047-7428-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Capitalizing on an Underground Consumer Movement -- 2 The Opportunity: Social Movements Meet the Marketplace -- 3 Turning Distinctiveness into Market Acceptance: The Mission-Driven Difference -- 4 Creating and Communicating the Brand: From Customers’ Values to Customer Value -- 5 Crafting the Mission-Driven Organization: The Human Dimension -- 6 Everybody Talkin’ ’Bout Heaven Ain’t Goin’ There: Building Credibility and Avoiding Scandals -- 7 Learning from the Leading Edge: Lessons for Mainstream Businesses -- 8 Values Clusters: Portland and Other Hotbeds of Mission-Driven Companies -- 9 Growing Pains: Asking Difficult Questions -- 10 Bringing It All Together: Taking Stock, Looking Ahead -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Literature and Research Approach -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459065003321 |
Russo Michael V
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Companies on a mission [[electronic resource] ] : entrepreneurial strategies for growing sustainably, responsibly, and profitably / / Michael V. Russo ; with a foreword by L. Hunter Lovins |
Autore | Russo Michael V |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Business Books, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.4/08 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LovinsL. Hunter |
Soggetto topico |
Social responsibility of business - United States
Small business - United States - Management Business planning - United States Business ethics - United States |
ISBN | 0-8047-7428-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Capitalizing on an Underground Consumer Movement -- 2 The Opportunity: Social Movements Meet the Marketplace -- 3 Turning Distinctiveness into Market Acceptance: The Mission-Driven Difference -- 4 Creating and Communicating the Brand: From Customers’ Values to Customer Value -- 5 Crafting the Mission-Driven Organization: The Human Dimension -- 6 Everybody Talkin’ ’Bout Heaven Ain’t Goin’ There: Building Credibility and Avoiding Scandals -- 7 Learning from the Leading Edge: Lessons for Mainstream Businesses -- 8 Values Clusters: Portland and Other Hotbeds of Mission-Driven Companies -- 9 Growing Pains: Asking Difficult Questions -- 10 Bringing It All Together: Taking Stock, Looking Ahead -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Literature and Research Approach -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792588903321 |
Russo Michael V
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Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Business Books, 2010 | ||
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Companies on a mission : entrepreneurial strategies for growing sustainably, responsibly, and profitably / / Michael V. Russo ; with a foreword by L. Hunter Lovins |
Autore | Russo Michael V |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Business Books, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.4/08 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LovinsL. Hunter |
Soggetto topico |
Social responsibility of business - United States
Small business - United States - Management Business planning - United States Business ethics - United States |
ISBN | 0-8047-7428-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Capitalizing on an Underground Consumer Movement -- 2 The Opportunity: Social Movements Meet the Marketplace -- 3 Turning Distinctiveness into Market Acceptance: The Mission-Driven Difference -- 4 Creating and Communicating the Brand: From Customers’ Values to Customer Value -- 5 Crafting the Mission-Driven Organization: The Human Dimension -- 6 Everybody Talkin’ ’Bout Heaven Ain’t Goin’ There: Building Credibility and Avoiding Scandals -- 7 Learning from the Leading Edge: Lessons for Mainstream Businesses -- 8 Values Clusters: Portland and Other Hotbeds of Mission-Driven Companies -- 9 Growing Pains: Asking Difficult Questions -- 10 Bringing It All Together: Taking Stock, Looking Ahead -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Literature and Research Approach -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823597603321 |
Russo Michael V
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Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Business Books, 2010 | ||
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The next big disaster [[electronic resource] ] : is the private sector prepared? : hearing before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, March 4, 2010 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 46 pages) : illustrations |
Collana | S. hrg. |
Soggetto topico |
Emergency management - United States
Hazard mitigation - United States - Planning Natural disasters - Economic aspects - United States Business planning - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Next big disaster |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703142503321 |
Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2011 | ||
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Time horizons and technology investments [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Time Horizons and Technology Investments, National Academy of Engineering |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (118 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Business planning - United States
Capital investments - United States Technological innovations - Economic aspects - United States Competition - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-21151-2
9786610211517 0-309-58410-8 0-585-11980-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456214403321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992 | ||
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Time horizons and technology investments [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Time Horizons and Technology Investments, National Academy of Engineering |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (118 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Business planning - United States
Capital investments - United States Technological innovations - Economic aspects - United States Competition - United States |
ISBN |
1-280-21151-2
9786610211517 0-309-58410-8 0-585-11980-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778509803321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992 | ||
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Time horizons and technology investments / / Committee on Time Horizons and Technology Investments, National Academy of Engineering |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (118 p.) |
Disciplina | 600 |
Soggetto topico |
Business planning - United States
Capital investments - United States Technological innovations - Economic aspects - United States Competition - United States |
ISBN |
1-280-21151-2
9786610211517 0-309-58410-8 0-585-11980-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
TIME HORIZONS AND TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 The Issue and the Approach -- THE APPROACH AND METHOD OF THE STUDY -- DO U.S. CORPORATE EXECUTIVES HAVE SHORT TIME HORIZONS? -- MACROECONOMIC EVIDENCE: RELATIVE RATES OF INVESTMENT IN FIXED CAPITAL AND R& -- D -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- 2 Explaining Time Horizons and Technology Investments -- WHAT IS "NEAR-TERM ORIENTED" MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE? -- THE MECHANICS OF CAPITAL COSTS, RISK, AND THE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INVESTMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS -- Perspectives on the Cost of Capital -- Financial Markets and Technology Investments -- Investment Hurdle Rates and Technology Investments -- DETERMINANTS OF COMPANY INVESTMENT TIME HORIZONS -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- 3 Company Time Horizons and Technology Investments: The Roles of Corporate Governance and Management -- THE IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNANCE: THE ROLES OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS -- Boards of Directors' Choices and Time Horizons -- Compensation and Selection of Board Members -- THE PREROGATIVES OF MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE TIME HORIZONS -- The Development and Execution of Corporate Strategy -- Design and Implementation of Career Development Systems and Compensation Schemes -- Decision-Making Methods and Performance Measurement -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 4 Time Horizons and Cost of Capital -- FINANCIAL MARKETS AND TIME HORIZONS IN THE 1990S -- A COMPANY'S CONTROL OVER ITS COST OF CAPITAL -- Financial Markets, Technology, and Company Valuation -- Time Horizons, Technology Investments, and Ownership Structures -- THE ECONOMIC COST OF CAPITAL: NATIONAL DIFFERENCES AS A CRUCIAL ISSUE -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 5 The Influences of Government Investments and Regulatory Policies on Corporate Time Horizons -- GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND A STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR INVESTMENT.
The Mixed Impact of Regulation and the Legal Environment -- The Government's Role in the Creation of Stable Markets -- GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS, COMPLEMENTARY ASSETS, AND PRIVATE-SECTOR TIME HORIZONS FOR INNOVATION -- Infrastructure -- Research and Development -- Time Horizons and the Public-Sector Investment Portfolio -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 6 Summary Argument: Understanding Time Horizons and Technology Investments -- References -- Appendix A Cost of Capital-The Managerial Perspective -- ABSTRACT -- APPROACH -- THE INTERVIEWS -- Question 1: Is the Cost of Capital an Important Source of Competitive Disadvantage? -- Group 1: Cost of Capital is a Critical Competitive Factor -- Group 2: The Cost of Capital Is Not a Major Competitive Factor -- Group 3: The Mixed View -- Question 2: How Do the Firms that Emphasize the Competitive Impact of the Cost of Capital Manage the Problem? -- Question 3: What Accounts for the Differences in Views on the Cost of Capital? -- Industry Type -- Size -- Capital Intensity -- Financial Health and Capital Availability -- Market Leadership -- Conclusion -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Appendix B Biographical Information on Committee Members. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817010703321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992 | ||
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