國立虎尾科技大學 |

The intent of business : = organizing for a more sustainable future /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The intent of business :/ Gregory Gull.
Reminder of title:	organizing for a more sustainable future /
Author:	Gull, Gregory,
Description:	1 online resource
Subject:	Business - Philosophy. -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137352088
ISBN:	9781137352088 (electronic bk.)

The intent of business : = organizing for a more sustainable future /
Gull, Gregory,1947-,

The intent of business :organizing for a more sustainable future /Gregory Gull. - 1 online resource

1. A Historical Perspective -- 2. Practicing The Philosophy -- 3. The Effects Are Personal -- 4. On Being Human -- 5. Prelude to Change -- 6. The Essential Changes -- 7. An Energic Perspective -- 8. Organizing Managing for Viability.

Traditional precepts of economic and business practice rest upon a very limited view of both humankind and Nature. People are cast as the most intelligent animal destined to seek pleasure and avoid pain with the life-defining aim of maximizing one's material self-interest. While this worldview afforded tremendous wealth accumulation, it has led to a reality of exploitation wherein care and concern for human development and Nature are essentially non-existent -- an unsustainable reality. This book explains that it need not be this way. A more developed understanding shows people are intelligent, self-aware, responsible, creative, self-initiating and meaning seeking beings. It is argued this must inform economics and business practice. To this end, Gregory Gull synthesizes insights from varied disciplines such as: physics, mythology, psychology, philosophy, statistics, and systems theory to re-think the very intent of business and its corresponding organizing and management principles. With this, our future will be sustainable and experiences meaningful.

ISBN: 9781137352088 (electronic bk.)

Source: 689568Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

942164
Business
--Philosophy.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HF1008

Dewey Class. No.: 330.01

The intent of business : = organizing for a more sustainable future /
LDR:02518cam 2200349Ki 4500 001 767044
003 OCoLC
005 20131021112155.0
006 m o d
007 cr cnu---unuuu
008 140107s2013 enk o 000 0 eng d
020 $a 9781137352088 (electronic bk.)
020 $a 1137352086 (electronic bk.)
035 $a (OCoLC)859338655
035 $a ocn859338655
037 $a 689568 $b Palgrave Macmillan $n http://www.palgraveconnect.com
040 $a UKPGM $b eng $e rda $e pn $c UKPGM $d IDEBK $d N$T $d CDX
049 $a TEFA
050 4 $a HF1008
072 7 $a BUS $x 069000 $2 bisacsh
072 7 $a BUS $x 055000 $2 bisacsh
082 0 4 $a 330.01 $2 23
100 1 $a Gull, Gregory, $d 1947-, $e author. $3 942163
245 1 4 $a The intent of business : $b organizing for a more sustainable future / $c Gregory Gull.
264 1 $a [Basingstoke] : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2013.
300 $a 1 online resource
336 $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
337 $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
505 0 $a 1. A Historical Perspective -- 2. Practicing The Philosophy -- 3. The Effects Are Personal -- 4. On Being Human -- 5. Prelude to Change -- 6. The Essential Changes -- 7. An Energic Perspective -- 8. Organizing Managing for Viability.
520 $a Traditional precepts of economic and business practice rest upon a very limited view of both humankind and Nature. People are cast as the most intelligent animal destined to seek pleasure and avoid pain with the life-defining aim of maximizing one's material self-interest. While this worldview afforded tremendous wealth accumulation, it has led to a reality of exploitation wherein care and concern for human development and Nature are essentially non-existent -- an unsustainable reality. This book explains that it need not be this way. A more developed understanding shows people are intelligent, self-aware, responsible, creative, self-initiating and meaning seeking beings. It is argued this must inform economics and business practice. To this end, Gregory Gull synthesizes insights from varied disciplines such as: physics, mythology, psychology, philosophy, statistics, and systems theory to re-think the very intent of business and its corresponding organizing and management principles. With this, our future will be sustainable and experiences meaningful.
588 $a Description based on online resource; title from title details screen (Palgrave Connect, viewed Oct. 3, 2013).
650 0 $a Business $x Philosophy. $3 942164
650 0 $a Economics $x Philosophy. $3 561294
650 7 $a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General $2 bisacsh $3 834542
650 7 $a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Reference $2 bisacsh $3 834543
655 4 $a Electronic books. $2 local $3 554714
856 4 0 $3 Palgrave Connect $u http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137352088
994 $a C0 $b TEF