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Description: At a time when the business world is still adjusting to the impact of the financial crisis,leaders and decision-makers at all levels need to rethink their attitudes and strategies. With the endless flaws of the collapsed system brutally exposed, many question whether a system built on the principle of economic Darwinism really is the most beneficial.
People, nations, and businesses the world over now feel an urgency to do the right thing.But how do we define the right thing? How can business leaders be certain that their choices will result in good outcomes? Can we still be capitalists and behave ethically at the same time?
Looking for new ways to conduct business, a number of global companies have already started changing their business models. The objective is not only to become more sustainable and responsible but more profitable in the long term. In The Dharma of Capitalism Nitesh Gor explains why doing the right thing is more than a noble idea or a compliance issue and why it can be both practical and profitable.
Filled with practical advice and real-life examples, this is a thought-provoking, processbased toolkit that will help you evaluate every aspect of your business and achieve profit with purpose rather than profit for profit’s sake. Whether you are a leader, entrepreneur or a professional, this book will show you how to evaluate your personal motivations and take ownership of the outcomes of your choices and actions.
The Dharma of Capitalism is an inspiring book that you ought to keep close by for those challenging moments when the question arises: ‘’What’s the right thing to do?”
Contents: Introduction • PART ONE: THE DHARMA IMPERATIVE • Social Responsibility 2.0 • Capitalism’s Higher Purpose • Decoding Dharma • The Dharma Stock Index • West Meets East • PART TWO: THE DHARMA TOOLBOX • The Dharma Diagnosis • The Three Modes • Dharma in Practice • Downstream Dharma • Goodness and Conscience • A Sample Dharmic Dilemma • PART THREE: THE DHARMA USER’S GUIDE • The Ignorance of the Lambs • Pharma Dharma: Wages of Ignorance • The Passion of the Capitalist • Dharma Drama: AOL Time Warner • Dharma Goodness: The Patience Payoff • Dharma Exposed: A Kodak Moment • The Three Modes, in Mind and Motion • Dharma Mumbo Jumbo • PART FOUR: DHARMA IN ACTION • Purpose-Driven Dharma • The Four Pillars of Goodness • Dharma Versus Dharma • Invisible Dharma • Know Your Mode • The Dharma of Human Resources • Getting The Dharma Boot • Dharm-anthropy • PART FIVE: THE DHARMA OF LEADERSHIP • The Pull of Dharma • Delegating Dharma • Corporate Dharma • Dharma Field Report • Dharmic Reset • Goodness Is In The Details • Leading In Style • The Five Roles of Successful CEOs • Accidental Leaders • You Are Here • Take The Best, Leave The RestISBN - 9780749464226
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Pages : 144
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