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Social Business is a visionary new model for capitalism developed by Muhammad Yunus, the practical genius who pioneered...
Social Business is a visionary new model for capitalism developed by Muhammad Yunus, the practical genius who pioneered microcredit and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to combat global poverty. Now social businesses which harness the energy of capitalism to fulfil human needs rather than reward shareholders, is being adopted by leading corporations as well as entrepreneurs and social activists across Asia, South America, Europe, and the United States. Through the example of corporations such as BAS, Adidas, Danone, Uniqlo, and others, Building Social Business shows how an inspiring theory has become a world-altering practice, and offers practical guidance for those who want to create social business of their own. Author: Muhammad Yunus ISBN: 9781586489564
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What if you harness the power of the free market to solve the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality? As founder of...
What if you harness the power of the free market to solve the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality? As founder of Grameen Bank, Nobel Peace Prize – winner Muhammad Yunus pioneered microcredit, the innovative banking program that provides poor people – mainly women –with small loans they use to launch businesses and lift their families out of poverty. In creating a World Without Poverty, Yunus goes beyond micro-credit to pioneer the idea of social business – a completely new way to use the creative vibrancy of business to tackle social problems from poverty and pollution to inadequate health care and lack of education. Yunus’s ‘’’Next Big Idea’’ offers a pioneering model for nothing less than a new, more humane form of capitalism. Author: Muhammad Yunus ISBN: 9781586486679
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"Inspirational . . . Essential reading for anyone, whether lay, student, or practitioner, interested in business success...
"Inspirational . . . Essential reading for anyone, whether lay, student, or practitioner, interested in business success today and in the environment."--Library Journal (starred review) In 1994, Interface founder and chairman Ray Anderson set an audacious goal for his commercial carpet company: to take nothing from the earth that can't be replaced by the earth. In this remarkable book, Anderson leads the way forward and challenges all of us to share that goal. The Interface story is a compelling one. Fifteen years after Anderson's initiative, Interface has: -Cut greenhouse gas emissions by 94 percent -Cut fossil fuel consumption by 60 percent -Cut waste by 80 percent -Cut water use by 80 percent -Invented and patented new machines, materials, and manufacturing processes -Increased sales by 66 percent, doubled earnings, and raised profit margins Offering practical ideas and measurable outcomes that every business can use, Anderson shows that profit and sustainability are not mutually exclusive; we can improve our bottom lines and do right by the earth. Written with passion and an executive's hardheaded savvy, Business Lessons from a Radical Industrialist is the most inspiring business book of our time. Author: Ray C. Anderson ISBN:9780312544553
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Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Je...
Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day -- as start-ups, as midsize companies, and as large corporations. Throughout, the authors asked: "What makes the truly exceptional companies different from the comparison companies and what were the common practices these enduringly great companies followed throughout their history?" Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels, Built to Last provides a master blueprint for building organizations that will prosper long into the 21st century and beyond. Author: Jim Collins ISBN:9780060516406
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