The responsible business [electronic resource] : reimagining sustainability and success / Carol Sanford ; forewords by Chad Holliday and Rebecca Henderson.

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Sanford, Carol, 1942-

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Publication details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: xlviii, 310 p. : illISBN:

9780470648681 (hardback)
9780470948606 (e-book)
9780470948613 (e-book)
9780470948552 (e-book)

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Electronic books.

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658.4/08 22

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HD60 .S249 2011eb

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Contents:

pt. 1. The responsible business : reimagining business of the future -- pt. 2. Making it work : the map to the territory -- pt. 3. Irresponsibility happens : reframing how change works -- pt. 4. The big picture of responsibility.

Summary: "From innovation to shareholder development, this groundbreaking book offers guidelines for becoming a responsible corporation Strategic Corporate Responsibility shows how to implement a systemic and integrative approach for bringing Corporate Responsibility (CR) into the organization as a whole, embedding CR thinking into the entire business. The book offers a strategic model that fills the need to create corporate citizens working on the regeneration of societal and planetary health while growing a healthier business. It provides a framework for building a consciousness infrastructure throughout an organization and applying a living systems view to the business and its stakeholders. Outlines the core principles of corporation responsibility and offers a framework for implementation of a CR program Shows how to engage all stakeholders in enhancing a company's ability to manage itself responsibly Includes real business examples and from a variety of companies-global and local, consumer and retail as well as extractive manufacturing The book demonstrates, through illustrative examples, how to makes CR integral to all aspects of the business as an engine for innovation as well as renewed spirit and purposefulness."-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"From innovation to shareholder development, this groundbreaking book offers guidelines for becoming a responsible corporation Strategic Corporate Responsibility shows how to implement a systemic and integrative approach for bringing Corporate Responsibility (CR) into the organization as a whole, embedding CR thinking into the entire business. The book offers a strategic model that fills the need to create corporate citizens working on the regeneration of societal and planetary health while growing a healthier business. It provides a framework for building a consciousness infrastructure throughout an organization and applying a living systems view to the business and its stakeholders. Outlines the core principles of corporation responsibility and offers a framework for implementation of a CR program Shows how to engage all stakeholders in enhancing a company's ability to manage itself responsibly Includes real business examples and from a variety of companies-global and local, consumer and retail as well as extractive manufacturing The book demonstrates, through illustrative examples, how to makes CR integral to all aspects of the business as an engine for innovation as well as renewed spirit and purposefulness."-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.