Rethinking Growth Social Intrapreneurship for Sustainable Performance

by Baets, Walter; Oldenboom, Erna

• ISBN13: 9780230201392
• ISBN10: 0230201393
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Should we rethink growth? Is the abundance of the western world still ethical? Growth, social responsibility and sustainable development are indeed deeply entangled. This books aims to provide the reader with a transversal, holistic view on these issues, and a real understanding of corporate growth, along with its possible alternatives.

Author Biography

WALTER BAETS is Professor Complexity, Knowledge and Innovation, Associate Dean for Research and MBA Director at Euromed Marseille Ecole de Management, France. He obtained a PhD at Warwick Business School (UK) and a Habilitation thesis in Aix-Marseille, France.
 
ERNA OLDENBOOM is a specialist in leadership, health and transformation. She obtained a BA in Human Resources Management, a MA in Organizational Design, and a MPhil in Political Sciences (Peace and Conflict management) at the University of Granada, Spain. She is an ayurvedic massage therapist and continued her education in ayurveda and health management with Deepak Chopra.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vi
List of Tables	p. vii
Preface	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. xiv
The Thermometer Causes Sickness	p. 1
The Biology of Business	p. 29
Emergence and Dynamics: A Quantum Ontology of A-causality	p. 55
Non-Violence and Co-Creation	p. 74
Management by Values	p. 100
Sustainability Principles and Leadership in Management	p. 121
Sustainable Performance	p. 143
Social Entrepreneurship: A Micro Example	p. 176
Social Intrapreneurship for Sustainable Performance	p. 188
Appendix: Blueprint of a Workbook	p. 195
Notes	p. 226
Index	p. 227
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