Structures of Grace: The Business Practices of the Economy of Communion - Couverture souple

Gallagher, John; Buckeye, Jeanne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1565485513 ISBN 13 : 9781565485518

Editeur : New City Press, 2016

Synopsis

This is a book about the business practices of a group of companies who are dedicated to changing the world. These companies participate in the Economy of Communion (EOC) project, which is an initiative of the international and ecumenical Focolare movement. For these companies, changing the world means "humanizing" the economy by consistently privileging relationships over profit-maximizing, and by putting profits in common and using them to address acute social needs and concerns. It also means "humanizing" companies and organizations through business practices that respect the inherent dignity of each person, and that are aimed at breaking down barriers between people in business.

The book is the product of a rigorous, robust and multi-year research project involving more than a dozen U.S and Canadian based EOC companies, and should be considered a case study of the EOC rather than a study of any of the individual companies. What, indeed, do we mean by "structures of grace"? First and foremost, the title reflects our conviction that EOC companies are indeed different. And that difference is centered on a conviction of the business as a set of relationships, or more accurately, a community, and the conviction that the purpose of economic activity -- the production and distribution of goods and services -- is to bring people together, to create community. For us, this is the defining characteristic of the EOC.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

John Gallagher is a Professor of Management at Maryville College, Maryville TN and at the University of Tennessee's Center for Executive Education.

Jeanne Buckeye is an Associate Professor of Management in the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.

Both are highly experienced college professors with specialties in strategic management, business ethics, faith and work issues, and entrepreneurship. Both authors also have considerable business and corporate experience that stems from successful business careers prior to their joining the academic community.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New City Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1565485513
• ISBN 13: 9781565485518
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
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• Personne responsable: non disponible