The purpose of business : contemporary perspectives from different walks of life / edited by Albert Erisman and David Gautschi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Erisman, Albert, editor.

Gautschi, David A., editor.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social responsibility of business.

Economics--Psychological aspects.

Economics.

Economics--Religious aspects.

International relations.

Physical Description:

xviii, 280 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Contents:

Preface: the consortium on the purpose of business / Al Erisman and David Gautschi

The business school : serving mammon or the university / David Gautschi and Jonathan Story

Dean panel response : "What is the purpose of business?" / Philippe Naert, Indira Parikh, Jeff Van Duzer, and Denise Daniels

Why focus on the maximization of shareholder value must fail / Al Erisman

A practitioner perspective : purpose and practice of business (an interview with Jack Vanhartesvelt) / Al Erisman

Global assessment / Jonathan Story

God and the market : four settings in the Eastern Mediterranean / Patrick J. Ryan, S.J

Business and religion : religious perspectives on business from Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism ( a collection of interviews and essays with Seamus Phan, David W. Miller, Rabbi Daniel Lapin, Dr. Muhammad Arif Zakaullah) / Al Erisman

Business and energy / Jonathan Story

Behavioral economics and business / Hersh Shefrin

Business and the brain (an inteview with John Medina) / Al Erisman

Business and global politics / Adriana and Fabián Fábrega

Business and the arts / Indira Parikh

Concluding remarks / Al Erisman and David Gautschi

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

113750322X

9781137503220

OCLC:

908698953

Publisher Number:

99964865084