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Ayn Rand and business / Donna Greiner and Theodore Kinni.
Van Pelt Library PS3535.A547 Z677 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Greiner, Donna.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rand, Ayn.
- Business--Philosophy.
- Business.
- Businesswomen--Biography.
- Businesswomen.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 209 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Texere, 2001.
- Summary:
- In an astonishing personal journey that spanned much of the twentieth century, Ayn Rand transformed herself from a shopkeeper's daughter in Communist Russia into one of the world's leading advocates of laissez-faire capitalism. The author of two popular novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, Rand remains a compelling and influential figure two decades after her death. And, Objectivism, the controversial philosophy she built upon the tenets of reality, reason, and self-interest, is still passionately debated.
- Rand celebrated business, especially the heavy industries that dominated America in her lifetime, and the entrepreneurs who founded and built them. Ayn Rand and Business interprets the fiction and philosophy of this self-proclaimed "radical-for-capitalism" for today's business reader.
- Rand's life and work offer insightful lessons for managers, traders, and entrepreneurs. The novelist-philosopher's three values and seven virtues of Objectivism provide a virtual blueprint for building a successful career. Rand's ideas about the driving force of innovation, the employer-employee relationship, and the critical need for long-term vision and purpose are as relevant as the latest business news headlines.
- Read Ayn Rand and Business and find out why Rand's ideas continue to matter in today's business world.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Philosopher Who Loved Business vii
- 1 Ayn Rand and Objectivism
- 1 The Journey to Freedom and Prosperity 3
- 2 The Leader of Objectivism 16
- 3 A Philosophy for Living 29
- 2 Randian Work
- 4 Values and Virtues for Businesspeople 45
- 5 Rationality 57
- 6 Independence 69
- 7 Integrity 80
- 8 Honesty 92
- 9 Justice 103
- 10 Productiveness 114
- 11 Pride 125
- 3 Randian Management
- 12 Winning through Innovation 137
- 13 Managing People to Their Ultimate Potential 149
- 14 Leading with Purpose 161
- Conclusion: Ayn Rand Reprised 171.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-184) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1587990725
- OCLC:
- 47824913
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