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Author:   Philippe de Woot
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Greenleaf Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9781783532261

ISBN 10:   1783532262
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   16 June 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Author’s noteIntroduction1. Drifts and deviations of the market economy1.1 A high-performing model1.2 Globalisation and autonomy of economic power1.2.1 Increasing power of economic players1.2.2 Power disconnected from politics and ethics1.3 Unwanted systemic effects, drifts and deviations1.3.1 Damage to the planet1.3.2 Poverty, inequality, precariousness1.3.3 Weakening of social ties1.3.4 Financial domination1.3.5 Behavioural drift2. Rethinking the purpose of business2.1 Economic creativity: specific function of business enterprise2.2 Ambiguity of economic and technical creativity2.3 Transforming creativity into progress3. A responsible entrepreneurial culture3.1 Restoring ethical and civic dimensions to corporations3.1.1 Back to ethics3.1.2 Back to citizenship and the ‘political’3.2 Areas of progress: entrepreneurship, leadership, statesmanship3.2.1 Entrepreneurship: the entrepreneur, creator of progress and not just profit3.2.2 Leadership: leaders, architects of creativity and collective consciousness3.2.3 Statesmanship: executives as citizens, societal dimension and new consultation

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For de Woot, the question is not to curse or contradict the enterprise but to revisit its purpose, its raison d'etre. In this task he is at his best. Using Greek myths he takes us back to the forgotten fundamentals of the economic saga: enterprise's vocation is to be creative and innovative. The entrepreneur is there to change the existing order and this is neither simple nor without danger. This essay is thought provoking. It is vital to read it to find at the same time pleasure and ideas. It is so rare...! --Jean-Pierre Hansen, GDF-Suez Invites us to rethink the enterprise in its contribution to society rather than as a machine to produce profit while stakeholders are reduced to externalities. --Bruno Colmant

Invites us to rethink the enterprise in its contribution to society rather than as a machine to produce profit while stakeholders are reduced to externalities. --Bruno Colmant For de Woot, the question is not to curse or contradict the enterprise but to revisit its purpose, its raison d'�tre. In this task he is at his best. Using Greek myths he takes us back to the forgotten fundamentals of the economic saga: enterprise's vocation is to be creative and innovative. The entrepreneur is there to change the existing order and this is neither simple nor without danger. This essay is thought provoking. It is vital to read it to find at the same time pleasure and ideas. It is so rare...! --Jean-Pierre Hansen, GDF-Suez

""For de Woot, the question is not to curse or contradict the enterprise but to revisit its purpose, its raison d'être. In this task he is at his best. Using Greek myths he takes us back to the forgotten fundamentals of the economic saga: enterprise's vocation is to be creative and innovative. The entrepreneur is there to change the existing order and this is neither simple nor without danger. This essay is thought provoking. It is vital to read it to find at the same time pleasure and ideas. It is so rare...!""--Jean-Pierre Hansen, GDF-Suez ""Invites us to rethink the enterprise in its contribution to society rather than as a machine to produce profit while stakeholders are reduced to externalities.""--Bruno Colmant

Author Information

PHILIPPE DE WOOT is Emeritus Professor at Louvain Catholic University in Belgium, where he taught Business Policy, Strategic Management and Business Ethics. He is actively committed to researching and promoting CSR.

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