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Management as a calling : leading business, serving society / Andrew J. Hoffman

Author
Hoffman, Andrew J., 1961-
Published
Stanford, California : Stanford Business Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, [2021]
Physical Description
xiii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents
Management as a calling -- PART 1 SHIFTING THE ROLE OF BUSINESS -- Changing Context of Business -- Transforming the Market -- Addressing Climate Change -- Part 2 REBUILDING THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT -- Rethinking Business-Government Engagement -- Democracy and the Marketplace -- Learning the Value of Government in the Wake of a Shutdown -- Fighting Climate Change Together -- PART 3 COMMUNICATING CHANGE -- Communicating in Politically Charged Environments -- Worldviews and Social Movements : changing society and markets -- Radical Flank and the Climate Change Debate -- New Demographic in the Climate Change Debate -- PART 4 BEING AUTHENTIC -- Build a Low-Carbon World from a High-Carbon Lifestyle -- Bridge Social Divisions -- Cultivate Multiple Ways of Knowing the World Around Us -- PART 5 ENVISIONING YOUR CAREER IN MANAGEMENT AS A CALLING -- Future World -- Your Role in Your Own Future.
Summary
"Business leaders have tremendous power to influence our society: how it operates, whether it is fair, the extent to which it impacts the environment. This book acknowledges the great responsibility that comes with that power, challenging future business leaders to think differently about their career, its purpose, and its value. Aimed at business school students and graduates as well as those considering entering business, this guide, a supplement to formal business education, is meant to inspire all entrepreneurs to use their powers of innovation for the greater good"--
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ISBN
9781503628779 hardcover
1503628779 hardcover
9781503614802 paperback
1503614808 paperback
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Endowment Note
Jessica S. Conkling Memorial Libraries Endowment
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