How is it that corporations are able to behave irresponsibly, criminally, and undemocratically? Wealth by Stealth is a scathing introduction to the operations of the modern corporation, written by a corporate lawyer. Many writers point...
Social responsibility of business
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The seven lost secrets of success : million dollar ideas of Bruce Barton, America's forgotten geniusAuthor:Vitale, JoeSummary:Joe Vitale presents a lucid and inspiring distillation of the seven business secrets of Bruce Barton--one of America's greatest advertising men.
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A deeply informed and unflinching look at the way corporations have slyly rebranded themselves as socially conscious entities ready to tackle society's problems, while CEO compensation soars, income inequality is at all-time highs, and...
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Author:Summary:This book reveals how ordinary people at every level are transforming their businesses and communities. By working collaboratively across boundaries, they are exploring and putting into place unprecedented solutions that move beyond...
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Author:Robèrt, Karl-HenrikSummary:Few organizations have been as influential as The Natural Step in empowering and inspiring people to design a more sustainable world. In The Natural Step Story, Dr. Karl-Henrik Robert describes first hand the evolution of the Natural...
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A warming climate and a general distrust of Wall Street has opened a new cultural divide: anti-market critics from Naomi Klein to the Pope target capitalism itself as a root cause of climate change, while neoconservatives who diminish...
- Author:Honeyman, RyanSummary:
More than 1,000 companies from 80 industries and 35 countries are leading a global movement to redefine success in business. They're called B Corporations—B Corps for short—and these businesses create high quality jobs, help build...
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Author:Bromberger, AllenSummary:The current business-for-profit model rewards short-term thinking, narrow self-interest, and a social-and-environmental-costs-be-damned attitude. Non-profits, while more focused on the greater good, tend to be inherently resource-...
- Author:Branson, RichardSummary:
Branson argues it's time organizations end their rabid devotion to profit and start doing good. Instead of wrecking the planet with pollution while creating an ever-poorer lower class, businesses have an opportunity to create a more...
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Author:Lynch, Kevin, Walls, JuliusSummary:Business has the power to change the world, but some businesses embrace that opportunity more aggressively than others do. Social enterprises put their change mission first – what they sell or what service they provide is a means to...
- Author:Birnbaum, ElisaSummary:
In the Business of Change chronicles how social entrepreneurs weary of waste and injustice are using business savvy to tackle challenges in their communities. Part story-telling, part lessons learned, this book is for everyone who wants...
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Author:Weeden, Curt, Newman, Paul, Lynch, PeterSummary:Details a practical, 10-step plan that can create exciting new relationships between businesses and nonprofits. Weeden's plan could generate an additional $3 billion a year in corporate support for vital causes, improving quality of...
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Author:Glasbeek, HarrySummary:Capitalism's agenda is the endless pursuit of private accumulation of socially produced wealth. In our system, the corporation--created by law--is meant to hide this agenda, to distract us so that flesh and blood capitalists can do...
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Author:Glasbeek, HarrySummary:A mugger to a stranger, "Give me your wallet or I will beat you to pulp!" It is a crime. An employer says to a worker: "Adding lung-saving ventilation will reduce my profit. Give me back some of your wages and I will let...
- Author:Bazerman, Max H.Summary:
Bazerman melds philosophy and psychology in this guide to help clarify your goals, assist you in doing more good with your limited time on the planet, and see greater satisfaction in the process.
- Author:Braun, Will, Loney, ShaunSummary:
First Nations reconciliation has to include rebuilding local economies. Problem solvers such as social enterprises, social entrepreneurs and the small farm movement are demonstrating we can tackle society’s most stubborn problems...
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Author:Valdmanis, Warren, O'Leary, MichaelSummary:Corporations are broken, reflecting no purpose deeper than profit. But the tools we are relying on to fix them--corporate social responsibility, divestment, impact investing, and government control--risk making our problems worse. O...
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Author:Jones, KariSummary:Fair trade is not about spending more money or buying more stuff. It's about helping producers in developing countries get a fair price for their goods. In A Fair Deal: Shopping for Social Justice, Kari Jones provides a history of trade...
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This nonfiction book in the Footprints series, illustrated with color photographs throughout, looks at trade from the perspective of making it fair for all people.
