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Nature of Business : Redesigning for resilience.
Title:
Nature of Business : Redesigning for resilience.
Author:
Hutchins, Giles.
ISBN:
9780857840509
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (175 pages)
Contents:
Front cover -- Endorsements -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Module One: Transformational times call for transformational change -- Module Two: Nature as teacher -- Module Three: Firm of the future -- Module Four: Sustainability and the firm of the future -- Module Five: Human nature and nurture -- Module Six: Catalysts for transformation -- Module Seven: Techniques for transformation -- Module Eight: Inspiration for transformation -- Module Nine: Conclusions -- Notes -- Further reading -- Index.
Abstract:
This book sets out a new business paradigm. Author Giles Hutchins presents the challenges to the prevailing business as usual model, explains the pressing need for transformational change, and reveals the concepts and mindsets necessary to inspire the businesses of tomorrow. Going beyond current approaches to responsible and green business, Hutchins focuses on the emergence of new ways of operating and creating value in an increasingly volatile and interconnected world. He makes the compelling case that the Firm of the Future should seek to mimic behaviours and organisations found in nature, which offer fitting models for businesses capable of flourishing in chaotic and uncertain times. A firm of the future, he argues, builds resilience, optimises, adapts, integrates systems, navigates by values and supports life-building activities. It is a business inspired by nature.Showcasing the pioneers of the new paradigm through examples and case studies, the book presents the tools and techniques required to effect the transformation to a business fit for purpose; fit for the future.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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