social responsibility of business

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The price of civilization

reawakening American virtue and prosperity
2011
Offers a diagnosis of the country's economic ills and argues that Americans can restore the virtues of fairness, honesty, and foresight as the foundations of national prosperity.

Shameless exploitation in pursuit of the common good

2003
Paul Newman and A. E. Hotchner chronicle their nontraditional road to supermarket success, describing the rules they broke while creating the Newman's Own brand of foods and the Hole in the Wall Gang camps for seriously ill children.

The price of civilization

reawakening American virture and prosperity
2011
Economist Jeffrey D. Sachs diagnoses America's economic problems and offers a solution that comes to grips with the new global economic realities.

Let my people go surfing

the education of a reluctant businessman
2006
Presents an overview of the life and work of businessman Yvon Chouinard, the found of Patagonia Inc., and includes information on his childhood, his mountain climbing, and his achievements in business.

Corporate social responsibility

2009
Collects eighteen essays that provide varying perspectives on issues concerning corporate social responsibility, debating what it is, how corporations have been impacted by environmental concerns, protection of human rights, and facts that influence corporations to be more responsible.

The dragonfly effect

quick, effective, and powerful ways to use social media to drive social change
2010
Explains how to use social media to make a significant difference in the world by effectively focusing, grabbing attention, engaging, and taking action.

Capitalism at the crossroads

next generation business strategies for a post-crisis world
2010
"Drawing on his experience consulting with top companies and non-governmental organizations worldwide, Hart presents new strategies for identifying sustainable products, technologies, and business models that will drive urgently needed growth and simultaneously help solve social and environmental problems"--Provided by publisher.

Ethical chic

the inside story of the companies we think we love
2012
Analyzes and investigates six different companies that command consumer loyalty due to their company ethics.

Belching out the devil

global adventures with Coca-Cola
2009
An investigation of the Coca Cola company and the stories behind such controversies as the use of child labor in El Salvador, workers being exposed to toxic chemicals, and union leaders being falsely arrested.

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