Values-Driven Business

Values-Driven Business
Values-Driven Business
How to Change the World, Make Money, and Have Fun
Edition: 1
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 09 April, 2006  Available in all formats
EPUB ISBN: 9781609944032
PDF ISBN: 9781576759516

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In Values-Driven Business, Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen and Social Venture Network chair Mal Warwick team up to provide you with a way to run your business for profit and personal satisfaction. This practical, down-to-earth book details every step in the process of creating and managing a business that will reflect your personal values, not force you to hide them.

Description
In Values-Driven Business, Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen and Social Venture Network chair Mal Warwick team up to provide you with a way to run your business for profit and personal satisfaction. This practical, down-to-earth book details every step in the process of creating and managing a business that will reflect your personal values, not force you to hide them.

Table of contents
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Letter from the Editor of the Social Venture Network Series
  • Read This Book . . .
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • 1: So, why are you in business?
  • 2: Are you ready to take the plunge?
  • 3: First things first YOUR EMPLOYEES
  • 4: Turning the value chain into a “values chain”
  • 5: Developing a dialogue with your customers
  • 6: Staking out your place in the community
  • 7: Leaving a lighter footprint on the planet
  • 8: You really can try this at home!
  • Resources
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About Social Venture Network
  • About the Authors
  • Other Titles in the Social Venture Network Series
  • About Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Review quote
“Cohen and Warwick use simple language and abundant examples to show how any company, no matter how small, can do well by doing good.”
-Russ Feingold, United States Senator

"Invaluable reading for those starting or running a small- to mid-sized business-and for entrepreneurial students in business schools. A practical, easy-to-read guide to running a socially responsible business from some of the most innovative and successful pioneers in the field."
-Professor Kellie A. McElhaney, Executive Director, Center for Responsible Business, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

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