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Humanism in business /

"There are many books about business and society, yet very few of them question the primacy of GDP growth, profit maximization, and individual utility maximization. Even developments with a humanistic touch like stakeholder participation, corporate social responsibility, or corporate philanthro...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Spitzeck, Heiko
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Philosophical grounds of humanism in economics / Julian Nida-Rümelin
  • The humanist tradition / Matt Cherry
  • Humanism and culture : balancing particularity and universalism among the world's religions / Greg Epstein
  • A requisite journey : from business ethics to economic philosophy / Claus Dierksmeier
  • The global economy from a moral point of view / Stephen B. Young
  • The implications of humanism for business studies / Omar Aktouf, W. David Holford
  • Current trends in humanism and business / Domènec Melé
  • Towards a civilized market economy : economic citizenship rights and responsibilities in service of a humane society / Peter Ulrich
  • Development as freedom : individual freedom as a social commitment / Amartya Sen
  • On corporate responsibility for human rights / Klaus M. Leisinger
  • The value shift : merging social and financial imperatives / Lynn Sharp Paine
  • The ugly side of capitalism : what the young generation needs to combat / Ulrich Steger
  • Democratizing the corporation / Allen L. White
  • Social entrepreneurship : a blueprint for humane organizations? / Michael Pirson
  • Humanism at work : crucial organizational cultures and leadership principles / Claudia Peus, Dieter Frey
  • Positive organizational scholarship : embodying a humanistic perspective on business / Miguel Pereira Lopes, [and others]
  • Corporate sustainability as an indicator for more humanism in business? : a view beyond the usual hype in Europe / Oliver Salzmann, Aileen Ionescu-Somers, Ulrich Steger
  • Changing direction : corporations as ambassadors for the environment? / Oliver Rapf
  • Ethical codes at work / Adrian Henriques
  • The daunting challenges of globalization and the power of individuals in cross-stakeholder networks for a humanistic face of globalization / Jean-Pierre Lehmann
  • The leader as responsible change agent : promoting humanism in and beyond business / Thomas Maak, Nicola Pless
  • Quiet leadership : a way to sustainable positive change / Joe Badaracco
  • Everyone a changemaker : social entrepreneurship's ultimate goal / William Drayton
  • Social business entrepreneurs are the solution / Muhammad Yunus
  • Concluding observations / Ernst von Kimakowitz, [and others].