The purpose of business
Subtitle: contemporary perspectives from different walks of life
By: edited by Albert Erisman and David Gautschi
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137503220
Subjects: Social responsibility of business; Economics; International relations; Religious aspects; Psychological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: the consortium on the purpose of business / Al Erisman and David Gautschi; title: The business school : serving mammon or the university / David Gautschi and Jonathan Story; title: Dean panel response : "What is the purpose of business?" / Philippe Naert, Indira Parikh, Jeff Van Duzer, and Denise Daniels; title: Why focus on the maximization of shareholder value must fail / Al Erisman; title: A practitioner perspective : purpose and practice of business (an interview with Jack Vanhartesvelt) / Al Erisman; title: Global assessment / Jonathan Story; title: God and the market : four settings in the Eastern Mediterranean / Patrick J. Ryan, S.J; title: Business and religion : religious perspectives on business from Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism ( a collection of interviews and essays with Seamus Phan, David W. Miller, Rabbi Daniel Lapin, Dr. Muhammad Arif Zakaullah) / Al Erisman; title: Business and energy / Jonathan Story; title: Behavioral economics and business / Hersh Shefrin; title: Business and the brain (an inteview with John Medina) / Al Erisman; title: Business and global politics / Adriana and Fabián Fábrega; title: Business and the arts / Indira Parikh; title: Concluding remarks / Al Erisman and David Gautschi; title: .