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Author:   Albert Erisman ,  David Gautschi
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.777kg
ISBN:  

9781137503220

ISBN 10:   113750322
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   06 October 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. The Business School: Serving Mammon or the University; David Gautschi and Jonathan Story 2. Dean Panel Response: 'What is the Purpose of Business?'; Philippe Naert, Indira Parikh, Jeff Van Duzer, and Denise Daniels 3. Why Focus on the Maximization of Shareholder Value Must Fail; Albert Erisman 4. A Practitioner Perspective: Purpose and Practice of Business; Albert Erisman 5. Global Assessment; Jonathan Story 6. God and the Market: Four Settings in the Eastern Mediterranean; Patrick J. Ryan 7. Business and Religion: Religious Perspectives on Business from Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism; Albert Erisman 8. Business and Energy; Jonathan Story 9. Behavioral Economics and Business; Hersh Shefrin 10. Business and the Brain; Albert Erisman 11. Business and Global Politics; Adriana and Fabian Fabrega 12. Business and the Arts; Indira Parikh Concluding Remarks; Albert Erisman and David Gautschi

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Erisman and Gautschi have put together a thought-provoking volume to address one of the most compelling questions of the 21st Century: How do businesses with simple goals contribute to a society with complex problems? I believe their work will drive changes in how we think and what we do in business schools all over the world. -S. Andrew Starbird, Dean and Professor of Operations Management & Information Systems, Santa Clara University, USA It has never been more important than it is today for businesses to have a purpose that extends far beyond just maximizing shareholder financial value. The many constituencies of business are hungry for companies committed to operating with purpose. This book helps students of business explore, develop and articulate the values that support the noble profession of business. -Steve Reinemund, Retired Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo and Executive in Residence, Wake Forest University, USA An excellent book! A trumpet call summoning business - and business schools - to deliver not merely money and profits but also genuine and full-orbed service to society. -Prabhu Guptara, Retired Executive Director, Organisational Development, WOLFSBERG This is an important book. It proves that to aim just for the bottom line is to aim too low. It's a call to really think about business and how it could truly benefit investors, workers and society. -William Baker, PhD, Director Bernard Schwartz Center, Fordham University, USA and President Emeritus, WNET, New York

Author Information

Denise Daniels, Seattle Pacific University, USA Albert Erisman, Seattle Pacific University, USA Adriana Fabrega, El Castillo, Argentina Fabian Fabrega, El Castillo, Argentina David Gautschi, Fordham University, USA Philippe Naert, Oxford Policy Management Limited, UK Indira Parikh, Foundation for Liberal and Management Education (FLAME), India Patrick Ryan, Fordham University, USA Hersh Sheffrin, Santa Clara University, USA Jonathan Story, INSEAD, France Jeff Van Duzer Seattle Pacific University, USA

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