| Title : | Screw business as usual | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Richard Branson, Author | | Publisher: | London : Virgin | | Publication Date: | 2011 | | Pagination: | xi, 372 p. | | Size: | 22 cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-7535-3979-8 | | General note: | Can we bring more meaning to our lives and help change the world at the same time? | | Keywords: | social responsibility | | Class number: | 658.408 | | Abstract: | Richard Branson, at his brilliant and motivating best, reveals how with his exciting new vision for the future. It is time to turn capitalism upside down - to shift our values, to switch from a profit focus to caring for peopel, communities and the planet.
Inspiring for everyone, Screw Business As Usual shows how easy it is for both businesses and individuals to embark on a whole new way of doing things, solving major problems and turning our work into something we both love and are proud of.
| | Contents note: | Preface; Foreword; 1. Capitalism 24902; 2. Stop Saving, Start Reinventing; 23. If You've Got It - Use It!; 4. The Next Frontier and Beyond; 5. Gaia Rocks; 6. The Global Village; 7. The Power of Communities; Epilogue; Postscript; Acknowledgements; I Rest My Case Studies - Aravind Eye Care Systems, John Lewis, Dutch Postcode Lottery, Toms Shoes, Unilever, Salesforce.com, Ecotact, Pavegen Slabs, Living Goods, Method, Veev, Working Assets, The Big Issue, Kimberly Clark, Barefoot Power; Index. |
Screw business as usual [printed text] / Richard Branson, Author . - London : Virgin, 2011 . - xi, 372 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN : 978-0-7535-3979-8 Can we bring more meaning to our lives and help change the world at the same time? | Keywords: | social responsibility | | Class number: | 658.408 | | Abstract: | Richard Branson, at his brilliant and motivating best, reveals how with his exciting new vision for the future. It is time to turn capitalism upside down - to shift our values, to switch from a profit focus to caring for peopel, communities and the planet.
Inspiring for everyone, Screw Business As Usual shows how easy it is for both businesses and individuals to embark on a whole new way of doing things, solving major problems and turning our work into something we both love and are proud of.
| | Contents note: | Preface; Foreword; 1. Capitalism 24902; 2. Stop Saving, Start Reinventing; 23. If You've Got It - Use It!; 4. The Next Frontier and Beyond; 5. Gaia Rocks; 6. The Global Village; 7. The Power of Communities; Epilogue; Postscript; Acknowledgements; I Rest My Case Studies - Aravind Eye Care Systems, John Lewis, Dutch Postcode Lottery, Toms Shoes, Unilever, Salesforce.com, Ecotact, Pavegen Slabs, Living Goods, Method, Veev, Working Assets, The Big Issue, Kimberly Clark, Barefoot Power; Index. |
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