The definitive text on globalization, this book provides an accessible, jargon-free analysis of how the world economy works and its effects on people and places.
Kanter captures the emerging zeitgeist of business: The vanguard company that simultaneously pursues--and creates synergy between--opportunity, growth, profit, humanistic values, and social good.
The role of large-scale business enterprise—big business and its managers—during the formative years of modern capitalism (1850s–1920s) is delineated in this pathmarking book.
"This book is about corporate citizenship in developing countries, paying special attention to the new partnerships between companies, development agencies and/or civil society organisations.
In a well-reasoned, extensively researched analysis, David Korten exposes the harmful effects of economic globalization; sets out the underlying causes of today's social, economic, environmental, and political crises; and outlines a ...