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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Otros Autores: Spitzeck, Heiko (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2009.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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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 and 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 and Dieter Frey
  • Positive organizational scholarship : embodying a humanistic perspective on business / Miguel Pereira Lopes ... [et al.]
  • Corporate sustainability as an indicator for more humanism in business? A view beyond the usual hype in Europe / Oliver Salzmann, Aileen Ionescu-Somers, and 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 and 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 ... [et al.].