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1 online resource |
| Contents |
1. A Historical Perspective -- 2. Practicing The Philosophy -- 3. The Effects Are Personal -- 4. On Being Human -- 5. Prelude to Change -- 6. The Essential Changes -- 7. An Energic Perspective -- 8. Organizing Managing for Viability |
| Summary |
Traditional precepts of economic and business practice rest upon a very limited view of both humankind and Nature. People are cast as the most intelligent animal destined to seek pleasure and avoid pain with the life-defining aim of maximizing one's material self-interest. While this worldview afforded tremendous wealth accumulation, it has led to a reality of exploitation wherein care and concern for human development and Nature are essentially non-existent -- an unsustainable reality. This book explains that it need not be this way. A more developed understanding shows people are intelligent, self-aware, responsible, creative, self-initiating and meaning seeking beings. It is argued this must inform economics and business practice. To this end, Gregory Gull synthesizes insights from varied disciplines such as: physics, mythology, psychology, philosophy, statistics, and systems theory to re-think the very intent of business and its corresponding organizing and management principles. With this, our future will be sustainable and experiences meaningful |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-193) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from title details screen (Palgrave Connect, viewed October 3, 2013) |
| Subject |
Business -- Philosophy
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Economics -- Philosophy
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Business studies: general.
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Management & management techniques.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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Business and Management.
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Business -- Philosophy
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Economics -- Philosophy
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Management -- etik och moral.
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Hållbar utveckling.
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Företagens samhällsansvar.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781137352088 |
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1137352086 |
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