From one of the world's greatest economic minds and author of the "New York Times" bestseller "The End of Poverty" comes this clear map of the road to sustainable and equitable global prosperity, and a warning of the economic collapse that lies ahead if policies arent changed.
Written for vocational accounting students, this text covers the principles of the relationship between business and society. The topics covered include: corporate social responsibility; business ethics; personal ethics; and business's influence on government and public policy.
"Business and Society: Stakeholder Relations, Ethics and Public Policy" by Lawrence/Weber/Post, has continued through several successive author teams to be the market-leader in its field. For over thirty years, "Business and Society" has been updated and reinvented in response to society's relationship to business. "Business and Society, 11e" ...
Provides a visionary blueprint for a marketplace where businesses and environmentalists work together, showing companies how to redesign and manufacture products in innovative ways, reeducate customers, and work closely with government toward a profitable, productive, and ecologically sound future.
George Steiner, the father in this father-and-son team, is one of the pioneers in the field. The text includes coverage of all the distinct content areas and is known for its inclusion of historical background. One of the most complete on the market, the 4th Edition of Business, Government and Society not only covers the stakeholder theory, but ...
This text presents a shorter alternative to Miller's "Living in the Environment", the foundational text for the environmental science course. Both texts aim to offer a developed art program, writing that communicates scientific information clearly and effectively, and up-to-date coverage of the subject. The flexible organization allows for the ...
The narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses - on a coastal island, in a Western mountain range, and on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The four men portrayed here have different relationships to their environment, and they encounter each other on mountain trails, in forests and rapids, sometimes with reserve, ...
In the late 1960s, a young Colombian named Paolo Lugari developed what would become one of the world's most celebrated examples of sustainable living. Featuring a new Afterword by the author, this anniversary edition describes how Gaviotas has progressed over the past decade.
For courses in Occupational Safety and Safety and Health Management. Known for its comprehensive coverage, this text covers all aspects of occupational safety and health in today's global workplace. Appropriate for safety management, engineering and technology programs, the book follows a logical sequence that provides a historical perspective ...
Today's economic crisis is the worst since the Great Depression. However, as David Korten shows in this timely new book, the steps being taken to address it including pouring trillions of dollars into bailouts for the Wall Street institutions that created the mess - do nothing to deal with the reality of a failed economic system. The financial ...
Brimming with inspiring stories from around the globe, this work shows that ordinary people at every level within an organization have the ability and innovative spirit to do extraordinary things that can result in unprecedented solutions in an intensely interdependent world.
Grow an eco-friendly business that creates limitless profit potential From organic groceries to fuel-efficient cars and toxicity-free dry cleaning, the opportunities to profit from a business that builds local communities, heals the environment, and feeds the growing green demand are almost endless. As an entrepreneur who has developed successful ...
This book paints a picture of this largely unrecognised phenomenon from the point of view of five major sectors of society: Community (government and international institutions); Commerce (business); Resource Extraction (forestry, farming, fisheries etc.); Ecological Design (architecture, technology); Biosphere (conservation, biodiversity etc.). ...
Most citizens have been conditioned to accept the operation of the current economic system as an article of faith. Unlimited growth and wealth accumulation are seen as the "natural law" of the economy and nothing can be done to alter this fact even if it means the integrity of Earth's ecological and social systems are weakened and severely damaged ...
"When Corporations Rule the World" explains how economic globalization has concentrated the power to govern in global corporations and financial markets and detached them from accountability to the human interest. It documents the devastating human and environmental consequences of the successful efforts of these corporations to reconstruct values ...
"Business, Government and Society", by Steiner and Steiner, was one of the very first books in this course area and has benefited greatly from the reputation of its authors. George Steiner, the father in this father-and-son team, is one of the pioneers in the field. The text includes coverage of all the distinct content areas and is known for its ...
Case studies for courses in Business Ethics in the Philosophy or Business curriculum. A collection of 36 original and reprinted contemporary cases that focus on ethical and social issues surrounding business. Students will be made aware of situations that require moral reflection, judgment, and decision-making, thus revealing the complexities ...
Love, Joy, Authenticity, and Soul: Building Winning Businesses in the New Age of Transcendence / Why today's most humane companies are blowing away the S&P 500 averages / Increasing "share of heart": delivering the emotional, experiential, and social value your stakeholders are demanding / 30 powerful case studies, including CarMax(R), ...
Of value to business people, environmentalists, and educators alike, "Mid-Course Correction" is a business book about the environment that's written from a personal perspective. With passion and pride, Ray Anderson, founder, Chairman, and CEO of one of the world's largest interior furnishings companies, recounts his awakening to the importance of ...
In Business and Society, 3/e, authors Thorne, Ferrell, and Ferrell introduce students to corporate responsibility by examining the connection between shareholders and stakeholders. The text's strong pedagogical framework reinforces core concepts and teaches students that social responsibility is not only about philanthropy, but also a strategic ...
A point-by-point analysis of the global economy, its premises and its social and environmental implications. Includes contributions by 43 leading economic and agricultural experts, who claim that free trade and economic globalisation through institutions such as GATT, are producing exactly the opposite results from those promised.
Epstein outlines the ethical arguments for sustainable business practices and lays out large-scale strategies on how to implement and measure the actual social and financial impacts of these initiatives.
Since 1900, more than 108,000 officially protected conservation areas have been established worldwide, largely at the urging of five international conservation organizations. About half of these areas were occupied or regularly used by indigenous peoples. Millions who had been living sustainably on their land for generations were displaced in the ...
Based on his Paul Hawken's article "The Ecology of Commerce" which appeared in the April 1992 issue of "Inc." magazine, this book presents the argument that business is the only mechanism powerful enough to reverse global environmental and social degradation. Hawken's argument rests on the principles of restorative economics - the reconstruction ...
With an emphasis on international/global issues, and focusing on sustainable development, this work introduces students to significant shifts in thinking and action in environmental and resource management arenas. It stresses the skill of critical thinking and the concept of ethics, providing case studies for coverage of key topics.
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Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution
