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Deeply Responsible Business - A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership (Hardcover)
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Corporate social responsibility has entered the mainstream, but
what does it take to run a successful purpose-driven business? A
Harvard Business School professor examines leaders who put values
alongside profits to showcase the challenges and upside of deeply
responsible business. For decades, CEOs have been told that their
only responsibility is to the bottom line. But consensus is that
companies—and their leaders—must engage with their social and
environmental contexts. The man behind one of Harvard Business
School's most popular courses, Geoffrey Jones distinguishes deep
responsibility, which can deliver radical social and ecological
responses, from corporate social responsibility, which is often
little more than window dressing. Deeply Responsible Business
offers an invaluable historical perspective, going back to the
Quaker capitalism of George Cadbury and the worker solidarity of
Edward Filene. Through a series of in-depth profiles of business
leaders and their companies, it carries us from India to Japan and
from the turmoil of the nineteenth century to the latest
developments in impact investing and the B-corps. Jones profiles
business leaders from around the world who combined profits with
social purpose to confront inequality, inner-city blight, and
ecological degradation, while navigating restrictive laws and
authoritarian regimes. He found that these leaders were motivated
by bedrock values and sometimes—but not always—driven by faith.
They chose to operate in socially productive fields, interacted
with humility with stakeholders, and felt a duty to support their
communities. While far from perfect—some combined visionary
practices with vital flaws—each one showed that profit and
purpose could be reconciled. Many of their businesses were highly
successful—though financial success was not their only metric of
achievement. As companies seek to coopt ethically sensitized
consumers, Jones gives us a new perspective to tackle tough
questions. Inspired by these passionate and pragmatic business
leaders, he envisions a future in which companies and entrepreneurs
can play a key role in healing our communities and protecting the
natural world.
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Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2023 |
Authors: |
Geoffrey Jones
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
448 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-91653-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
General
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LSN: |
0-674-91653-0 |
Barcode: |
9780674916531 |
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