Archive for 'Books in Focus'
Consulting for Business Sustainability
Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by Sadaf Azhar.
With ‘green economy’, ’sustainability’ and ‘responsible business’ becoming the new buzzwords, there is a greater need for academic research and publication to aid consultants and business students. The compilation entitled ‘Consulting for Business Sustainability’ edited by Chris Galena is such a book that aims to provide consultants with an understanding of current trends and relevant [...]
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Making A Difference
Posted on 26. Jul, 2009 by Sadaf Azhar.
Increasingly frustrated by hedonism and the selfishness of crass consumerism, people now want to have a goal in life that transcends them and reaches out to make a positive impact on society and environment. Wayne Visser’s research aims to study what helps us define our goals and motivates us to act respon-sibly for the benefit [...]
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Social Responsibility of Leaders: Queen Noor’s Autobiography
Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 by Sadaf Azhar.
The Hashimite rulers of Jordan, descendants of the famous Grand Sharif of Makkah, have played a pivotal role in recent history. Jordan, with its ancient ruins and rich cultural heritage, is situated in one of the most politically volatile areas of the world. Ever since the Balfour Declaration, it has faced a number of crises: [...]
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Sustenance of Enterprise
Posted on 10. Oct, 2008 by Fariha Rashed.
“In the world of today, managers and leaders of organizations, in both the private sector and civil society, are being challenged as never before to find ways to play a pro-active role in addressing the concerns of sustainable development”. They are often overwhelmed by a shower of conflicting messages from the media, shareholders, customers, employees, [...]
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Mad, Sad and Bad Management
Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Fariha Rashed.
“I believe skepticism & doubt are the first steps to knowledge” says Adrian Furnham, author of the book Mad, Sad & Bad Management. This rather amusing and enlightening book includes an abundance of analyses on aspects of contemporary business and management. Its central theme is focused on incompetence rather than competence, stupidity rather than wisdom [...]
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Sustainable Inspiration
Posted on 18. May, 2008 by Khadeeja Balkhi.
I was quite excited when Greenleaf Publishing sent TBL a copy of Sustainable Value hot off the press for us to review. Written by Chris Laszlo and published earlier this year, its first few pages are filled with impressive enough praise from academics and business people alike, including a foreword by Patrick Cescau, Unilever’s [...]
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Ethics Incorporated Top Priority And Bottom Line
Posted on 16. Mar, 2008 by Fariha Rashed.
Business Ethics is quite simply applying the basic principles of ethics in the realm of business where profit is the key consideration. By Dipankar Gupta Publisher: HarperCollins India 216pp. Rs. 395 Globally, Business Ethics has been a much talked about term recently and efforts have been made to even incorporate it in the syllabus of business administration courses. What [...]
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Corporate Social Responsibility Doing The Most Good for Your Company And Your Cause
Posted on 12. Jan, 2008 by Dilawar Hussain.
By Philip Kotler & Nancy Lee All across the world corpo-rations are learning and perhaps the hard way – that success and failure is measured not just by how much money they make in terms of profits, but also by how much effort they make to stand up to their social respon-sibility as a “good corporate [...]
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