The purpose of business: contemporary perspectives from different walks of life

Preface: the consortium on the purpose of business / Al Erisman and David Gautschi -- The business school : serving mammon or the university / David Gautschi and Jonathan Story -- Dean panel response : "What is the purpose of business?" / Philippe Naert, Indira Parikh, Jeff Van Duzer, and...

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Contributors: Erisman, Albert (Other) ; Gautschi, David A. (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan c 2015
In:Year: 2015
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Corporate social responsibility / Business ethics
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B International Relations
B Corporate social responsibility
B Economics Psychological aspects
B Economics Religious aspects
B Social responsibility of business
B Business ethics
B Business
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Summary:Preface: the consortium on the purpose of business / Al Erisman and David Gautschi -- The business school : serving mammon or the university / David Gautschi and Jonathan Story -- Dean panel response : "What is the purpose of business?" / Philippe Naert, Indira Parikh, Jeff Van Duzer, and Denise Daniels -- Why focus on the maximization of shareholder value must fail / Al Erisman -- A practitioner perspective : purpose and practice of business (an interview with Jack Vanhartesvelt) / Al Erisman -- Global assessment / Jonathan Story -- God and the market : four settings in the Eastern Mediterranean / Patrick J. Ryan, S.J -- Business and religion : religious perspectives on business from Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism ( a collection of interviews and essays with Seamus Phan, David W. Miller, Rabbi Daniel Lapin, Dr. Muhammad Arif Zakaullah) / Al Erisman -- Business and energy / Jonathan Story -- Behavioral economics and business / Hersh Shefrin -- Business and the brain (an inteview with John Medina) / Al Erisman -- Business and global politics / Adriana and Fabián Fábrega -- Business and the arts / Indira Parikh -- Concluding remarks / Al Erisman and David Gautschi --
Item Description:Enth. 12 Beitr
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:113750322X