Values-Centered Entrepreneurs and Their Companies

ISBN-13: 9780415997607 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 194 str.

David Y. Choi

Opis

Examines how values-centered entrepreneurs balance the profit objective with social responsibility in key aspects of their business operation - from their initial company formation, through growth, to exit - to build successful triple bottom-line companies.

Spis treści

Preface  Introduction  PART I: The Values Centered Entrepreneur  1. Toward a New Model of Entrepreneurship  PART II: Lessons/Guidelines  2. Commit to a Purpose  3. Be Circumspect about Raising Institutional Capital  4. Hire Employees with Shared Values  5. Promote Your Company’s Values  6. Build a Strong (Value-Centered) Organizational Culture  7. Make Money, But Then Also Make Exceptions  8. Do No Harm  9. Stay With It For The Long Haul  10. Give Back a Lot (Commit to a Giving Program)  11. Be a Role Model for Others  12. Conclusion  Part III: Case Studies  13. Timothy Haahs Engineering  14. Stoneyfield Farm  15. Migros  16. Chris King Precision Equipment  Part IV: Appendix: Table of Socially Responsible Companies