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The Business of Building a Better World
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The Business of Building a Better World

The Leadership Revolution That Is Changing Everything

Berrett-Koehler, 2021 Mehr


Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Bold
  • Visionary
  • Concrete Examples

Recommendation

In this collection of 17 essays authored by 29 prominent scholars and executives, editors David Cooperrider and Audrey Selian present business leaders with a multi-pronged, urgent call to action. They argue passionately that business contributed to the existential crises facing the planet, and it must be part of the solution. Their forward-looking insights push beyond the purely conceptual realm of emerging management theory. They chart a path toward humane, collaborative, sustainable business models that support people and planet – while turning a healthy profit.

Take-Aways

  • Business helped bring humanity to the brink of disaster. It can and must be part of the solution.
  • For too long, firms have lived by the “shareholder-is-everything” doctrine.
  • Pushback has accelerated among environmentalists, consumers and business leaders.

About the Authors

David L. Cooperrider, PhD, is a Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve University and holds two chaired professorships at the Weatherhead School of Management: Char and Chuck Fowler Professor of Business as an Agent of World Benefit and the Covia - David L. Cooperrider Professorship in Appreciative Inquiry. Audrey Selian runs Artha Impact, an environmental and socially responsible investing firm. She holds a PhD in Technology Policy and Development Studies from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.


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