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PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited

ISBN-100230201393

ISBN-139780230201392

eBay Product ID (ePID)70918055

Product Key Features

Number of PagesXiv, 241 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameRethinking Growth : Social Intrapreneurship for Sustainable Performance

SubjectBusiness Ethics, Management, Strategic Planning, Development / Sustainable Development

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

AuthorErna Oldenboom, Walter Baets

Subject AreaBusiness & Economics

SeriesThe Diversity, Leadership and Responsibility Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight15.9 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2008-041037

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal658.4/08

Table Of ContentPreface The Thermometer Causes Sickness The Biology of Business Emergence and Dynamics: A Quantum Ontology of A-causality Non-violence and Co-creation Management by Values Sustainability Principles and Leadership in Management Sustainable Performance Social Entrepreneurship: A Micro Example Social Intrapreneurship for Sustainable Performance Appendix: Blueprint of a Workbook

SynopsisNowadays conferences are organized that raise the question: should we rethink growth? Corporate growth has always been one of the cornerstones of managerial thinking. External growth through mergers and acquisitions has come to the forefront of managerial practice over the last decade, due to the stagnation of internal growth. Most managers would agree that this drive for growth, almost without limits, has had important consequences. Today, societal questions are at stake: is the abundance of the Western world still ethical? Although it is probably limited and marginal, the growing anti-globalization movement raises issues that are becoming of increasing importance for companies. These sustainability and responsibility themes are also being presented in an increasing number and variety of books and other publications. However, most of these publications ignore the holistic and dynamic framework within which a manager can really attain an overall understanding of and find possible alternatives to the issue of corporate growth. Social responsibility, sustainable development and growth are indeed deeply entangled. This book aims to provide the reader with a transversal, holistic view on these issues which will allow the reader to change his or her behavior., Nowadays conferences are organized that raise the question: should we rethink growth? Corporate growth has always been one of the cornerstones of managerial thinking. External growth through mergers and acquisitions has come to the forefront of managerial practice over the last decade, due to the stagnation of internal growth. Most managers would agree that this drive for growth, almost without limits, has had important consequences. Today, societal questions are at stake: is the abundance of the Western world still ethical? Although it is probably limited and marginal, the growing anti-globalization movement raises issues that are becoming of increasing importance for companies. These sustainability and responsibility themes are also being presented in an increasing number and variety of books and other publications. However, most of these publications ignore the holistic and dynamic framework within which a manager can really attain an overall understanding of and find possible alternatives to the issue of corporate growth. Social responsibility, sustainable development and growth are indeed deeply entangled. This books aims to provide the reader with a transversal, holistic view on these issues which will allow the reader to change his or her behavior., Should we rethink growth? Is the abundance of the western world still ethical? Growth, social responsibility and sustainable development are indeed deeply entangled. This book aims to provide the reader with a transversal, holistic view on these issues, and a real understanding of corporate growth, along with its possible alternatives.

LC Classification NumberHD28-70