Fixing business making profitable business work for the good of all
An optimistic call to action for business leaders and decision makers everywhere In his second book ‘the face of British Business' Lord Digby Jones shows us why profit isn't a dirty word—it's what you do with it that counts. Society is at a crossroads, and good business lays the found...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, [England] :
Wiley
2017.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009630118906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Ttile Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1 Something is Wrong - And Its Everybodys Business
- Whats the Problem?
- What Has Business Ever Done for us?
- Harnessing a Powerful Force for Good
- Getting to Work: the Problems That Need Fixing
- 2 Where the Battle is Being Lost: Fixing the Reputation of Business
- What Is Wrong with the Reputation of Business?
- There are Bad Apples …
- … There is Corporate Deceit …
- … and There is Inefficiency and Foolishness
- This Feeds a Firestorm of Hysteria that Damages the Good as Well as the Bad
- What is the Answer?
- Show Ethical, Strong and Consistent Leadership
- Regulate
- Monitor and Measure what Matters
- Develop a Reputation for Ethical Behaviour
- Listen and Understand: Communicate Effectively
- The Principles of Great PR
- Technology: Creating and Improving Relationships
- 3 Achieving Socially Inclusive Wealth Creation
- Time to Return to Socially Inclusive Wealth Creation
- The Pearson Story
- Achieving Socially Inclusive Wealth Creation
- Establish a Business Covenant
- Recognise Your Moral Duty
- Be an Agent of Social Inclusion
- Changing Eating Habits
- Be Fair- and Create the Right Environment for Business in Our Society
- The John Lewis Partnership
- Finally, Do the Right Thing and Show Leadership
- 4 Harnessing the Power of Education, Training and Skills
- Why is Education, Training and Skills Such a Vital Business Issue?
- The Future: a Changing Jobs Market
- What We Know for Certain about the Jobs of the Future: They Will be Very Different
- The Need: Business as a Customer for Education and Training
- The Solution: Business as Supplier of Education and Training
- Vision of the Future #1: More and Better Apprenticeships
- Vision of the Future #2: Academies
- Vision of the Future #3: Lifelong Learning That Has Relevance.
- What Business Leaders Can Do to Develop Skills, Effectiveness and Performance
- But Business Needs Support
- 5 Protecting the Environment: An Essential Priority
- Save the Planet! … but the Planet Will Be Fine!
- Its Good for Business … and its Good Business
- Business isn't the Problem
- it's the Solution
- Ready for Take-Off
- Reasons to be Cheerful
- 6 The Boardroom: Executive Pay and the Gulf between Big and Small Business
- So Why Dont We Like Them?
- Shareholder Involvement
- Reform
- 7 Dealing with a Post-Brexit World
- So What Did They Really Want?
- The UK Should Be Leaving the European Union, the Single Market and the Customs Union as Quickly as Possible
- 1. Brexit
- 2. Trading Arrangements with the Rest of the World
- 3. Immigration
- 8 Whats Next?
- A Trump Presidency: King Canute or Saviour?
- So What Will a Trumpian Presidency Mean for Business on Both Sides of the Pond?
- Next Steps
- There Are Some Things You Cannot Change …
- There Is Much to Be Optimistic About …
- Overseas Aid
- The NHS
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Index
- EULA.
