Performance and Progress - Essays on Capitalism, Business, and Society

The prevailing aspiration of business is performance, while that of society is progress. Capitalism, both the paradigm and practice, sits at the intersection of these dual aspirations, and the essays in this volume, written by some of the worlds leading economists, philosophers and business academics, explore the tensions between them.

About the author

Subi Rangan is Professor of Strategy at INSEAD and holds The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court Endowed Chair in Societal Progress. His current work explores the evolution of capitalism and in particular how enterprises may better integrate performance with progress. His other research explores the control dilemmas and non-market strategies of multinational firms. In 1998 he won the Academy of International Business' Eldridge Haynes Prize for the best original essay in international business. In 1995 that academy awarded their Best Dissertation Award to his doctoral thesis. In 2010 his research won the Emerald award for Top 50 papers in management. His articles appear in such journals as Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Strategic Management Journal, the Sloan Management Review, and the Harvard Business Review.

Summary

The prevailing aspiration of business is performance, while that of society is progress. Capitalism, both the paradigm and practice, sits at the intersection of these dual aspirations, and the essays in this volume, written by some of the worlds leading economists, philosophers and business academics, explore the tensions between them.

Additional text

Rangan has curated a thought-provoking exhibition of current thinking which certainly more than meets his modest declared objective of providing material for business school courses on corporate social responsibility

Product details

• Authors: Subramanian Rangan, Subramanian (Professor of Strategy and Man Rangan
• Assisted by: Subramanian Rangan (Editor), Subramanian (Professor of Strategy and Management and The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court Endowed Chair in Societal Progress Rangan (Editor), Rangan Subramanian (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.2017
• EAN: 9780198799573
• ISBN: 978-0-19-879957-3
• No. of pages: 528
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Philosophy, Economic theory & philosophy, Business studies: general, Economic systems and structures, Economic systems & structures, Economic theory and philosophy