R. Edward Freeman, Bidhan Parmar and Kirsten Martin
The Power of And
Responsible Business Without Trade-Offs
Columbia Business School Publishing, 2020
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Purpose-driven and ethical businesses want to do more than make money.
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Traditionally, businesses existed only to make money and please their stockholders. Professors R. Edward Freeman, Kirsten E. Martin and Bidhan L. Parmar argue that companies today seek to be more purpose-driven and ethical. They discuss five ideas business leaders are pursuing now: making purpose as important as profits, creating value for all stakeholders, working to improve society and reduce environmental impact, realizing the complexity of human nature, and merging business and ethics.
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About the Authors
R. Edward Freeman and Bidhan L. Parmar are professors at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Kirsten E. Martin is a professor at the George Washington University’s School of Business.
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