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The new business of business sharing responsibility for a positive global future
Record details
- ISBN: 9780585311982 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0585311986 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 278 p.) : ill.
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electronic resource - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c1997.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | A collection of journal articles originally published between January 1992-June 1996 in Perspectives on business and global change. Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: a call for systemic change -- Pt. 1. Understanding Our Changing World. The cultural context of a sustainable future / William Van Dusen Wishard -- Beginning the world again / Harlan Cleveland -- A system in decline or transformation? / Willis Harman -- Pt. 2. Predicaments and solutions in finance and economy. The global confidence game / Harlan Cleveland -- Money's demise / Joel Kurtzman -- The failure of the debt-based money system / John Tomlinson -- New mechanisms for monetary exchange / Thomas H. Greco, Jr. -- Pt. 3. A Revolution in Organizational Structure and Management. New wine, old bottles: the dilemma of organizational change / Pamela Mang -- The hidden subtext for sustainable change / Riane Eisler -- Corporate accountability: the tyranny of the bottom line / Ralph Estes -- The shift to participation / Patricia McLagan and Christo Nel -- Pt. 4. The Challenge of Long-Term Sustainability. Is sustainable development compatible with western civilization? / Peter Russell -- Rethinking development and the meaning of progress / David C. Korten -- Sustainability: let's get serious / Willis Harman -- A viable framework for stewardship / Brad Crabtree -- Pt. 5. Discovering the Spiritual Dimension of Business. Spirituality as an organizing principle / Diana Whitney -- Relieving spiritual poverty in our corporations / Barbara Shipka -- Wisdom leadership: leading from the self / S. K. Chakraborty -- A shift in consciousness: implications for business / Peter Russell -- Taking responsibility collectively / Carol Frenier -- Choosing a win-win world / Hazel Henderson -- Conclusion: Getting Down to Business. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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