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Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"One of the world's most respected leaders, former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty overcame childhood and financial struggles to embark on a groundbreaking career that took her from entry-level engineer to eight years as the first woman CEO of an iconic global company. Forty years in business and public advocacy taught Rometty the transformative power of leadership that blends authenticity, relationships, and curiosity with vision, rigor, and conviction. In...
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PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"A call-to-arms about the broken nature of artificial intelligence, and the powerful corporations that are turning the human-machine relationship on its head. The big nine corporations (Amazon, Google, Facebook, Tencent, Baidu, Alibaba, Microsoft, IBM and Apple) may be inadvertently building and enabling vast arrays of intelligent systems that don't share our motivations, desires, or hopes for the future of humanity."--Provided by publisher.
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Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Established corporations have begun reevaluating the quality of their products, the ethics of their supply chain, and how they can give back by donating a portion of their profit to meaningful causes. Entrepreneurs who want a more responsible and compassionate marketplace have launched a new breed of socially focused business models. Partridge uncovers the seven core beliefs shared by consumers, starters, and leaders behind this transformation, and...
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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In his long-awaited memoir, Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. From his youth as the son of a French Canadian blacksmith to the thrilling, ambitious climbing expeditions that inspired his innovative designs for the sport's equipment, Let My People...
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For the past few years, mindfulness has begun to transform the American workplace. Many of our largest companies have built extensive programs to foster mindful practices among their workers. Gelles explains how all sorts of businesses and any kind of worker can benefit from meditation, yoga, and other mindful techniques. He shows that mindfulness lowers stress, increases mental focus, and alleviates depression among workers, with the added benefit...
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PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Muhammad Yunus, who created microcredit, invented social business, and earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in alleviating poverty, is one of today's most trenchant social critics. Now he declares it's time to admit that the capitalist engine is broken--that in its current form it inevitably leads to rampant inequality, massive unemployment, and environmental destruction. We need a new economic system that unleashes altruism as a creative force...
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Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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As heard on NPR's Fresh Air
"This empowering light into a brighter future is a narrative you won't want to miss." – Ralph Nader
"Collins not only talks the talk but walks the walk...this is a worthwhile book to read, digest, and share" – Publishers Weekly
An essential piece of reading for anyone concerned by the increasing wealth inequality–made
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"A Legendary CEO's Unique Management System In 1967, Charles Koch took the reins of his father's company and began the process of growing it from a $21 million company into a global corporation with revenues of about $115 billion, according to Forbes. So how did this MIT engineer manage to grow Koch Industries into one of the largest private companies in the world today with growth exceeding that of the S&P 500 by almost 30-fold over the last five...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Longtime CEO and chairman of Starbucks Howard Schultz shares his ideas on the new responsibilities of leaders, businesses, and citizens in American society today, through the intimate lens of his life and work. What do we owe one another? How do we channel our drive, ingenuity, even our pain, into something more meaningful than individual success? And what is our duty in the places where we live, work, and play? These questions are at the heart of...
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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When Daniel Lubetzky started KIND Healthy Snacks in 2004, he aimed to defy the conventional wisdom that snack bars could never be both tasty and healthy, convenient and wholesome. A decade later, the transformative power of the company's "AND" philosophy has resulted in an astonishing record of achievement. KIND has become the fastest-growing purveyor of healthy snacks in the country. Meanwhile, the KIND Movement -- the company's social mission to...
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Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"In this age of social activism, pinpoint marketing, and immediate information, consumers demand everything from the coffee, computer, or toothpaste they buy: an affordable, reliable product manufactured by a company that doesn't pollute, saves energy, treats its workers well, and doesn't hurt animals -- oh, and that makes them feel cool when they use it. All companies would love to have that kind of reputation, and a handful seem to have achieved...
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Peakpoint Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In The Datapreneurs, Bob Muglia helps us understand how innovation in data and information technology have led us to AI--and how this technology must shape our future. The long-time Microsoft executive, former CEO of Snowflake, and current tech investor maps the evolution of the modern data stack and how it has helped build today's economy and society. And he explains how humanity must create a new social contract for the artificial general intelligence...
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Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"If you've been watching the news of late, you've noticed a subtle shift in the world order. Our political landscape remains bitterly divided, while a new administration seeks to obliterate wide swaths of the government. In an era where civic trust is quickly eroding away, it's easy to imagine this gap being filled by the large, international businesses many consumers have come to trust, as they begin to encroach upon all aspects of our lives. Welcome...
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Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When she launched the world's first social stock exchange, Durreen Shahnaz started more than a financial system; she sparked a movement. Defiant optimism means changing how systems work--and who they work for. In these pages Shahnaz offers strategies for placing women, the underserved, and the planet at the heart of financial systems"--
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