The Company We Keep: Reinventing Small Business for People, Community, And Place

John Abrams; William Grieder [Foreword]

ISBN 10: 1933392193 / ISBN 13: 9781933392196

Edité par Chelsea Green, 2006

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Company We Keep: Reinventing Small Business for People, Community, And Place
• Éditeur: Chelsea Green
• Date de parution: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1933392193
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781933392196
• Reliure: paperback
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

The Company we Keep is more than the success story of a company that has set down a framework for a model of employee ownership and community involvement that has caught the interest of entrepreneurs around the country. In the words of Abrams, ìThis is a book about a different way of doing business in todayís worldóa way based on workplace democracy, shared ownership, staying small, building community, commitment to a place, and long-term thinking.î

John Abrams founded his design and building firm more than thirty years ago. Through a commitment to place and community entrepreneurship, he has seen the company grow and prosper, while at the same time experimenting with a revolutionary employee ownership model that has challenged the traditional business rhetoric of unchecked growth. Rejecting the myth that short-term profits are the only indicator of business health and wealth, John Abrams shows how building a company to serve the needs of people (employees and owners), community, and the environment can be a successful business plan as well.

À propos de l?auteur

John Abrams is a co-founder of South Mountain Company, a 30-year-old, employee-owned design and building company on Marthaís Vineyard, Massachusetts. He chairs the Island Affordable Housing Fund and is vice-chair of Island Housing Trust.