
Welcome to GoodCo
Using the Tools of Business to Create Public Good
Tom Levitt(Author)
Ashgate Publishing Limited
Published on 18. June 2014
Book
Hardback
262 pages
978-1-4724-0931-7 (ISBN)
Description
Welcome to GoodCo is the follow up to Tom Levitt's critically acclaimed Partners for Good, which postulated that elements within the private sector now understood the social obligations of the corporate citizen and were willing to play that role, especially if there could be proven to be a business case for it. Welcome to GoodCo explores that change in attitude and examines how the processes, structures, purposes and tools of the private sector economy can all be turned into instruments of social progress.Once again there are political lessons to be learned: good or responsible capitalism has become a matter of debate. What is not at issue is that the private sector has available to it vast quantities of capital, human and other resources and logistical expertise which when properly focused and applied could revolutionise the delivery of public good without compromising the voluntary principle or the public sector principle of universal access to services.In a world in which organizations of all sizes frequently find their business practices undermining the basic principles of their customer or citizen promise, Welcome To GoodCo offers a realistic, commercially hard-nosed approach to reframing business in society; an approach that enables them to reconcile their commercial and socially responsible aspirations.
Reviews / Votes
'Society is a complex web of mutually dependent stakeholders who need each other to be successful and sustainable but who are constantly having to re-evaluate their roles and relationships as the world and our values change ... this book explains the dilemmas currently being faced by these different groups and seeks to explain a way forward so that all elements of society can benefit.'Richard Ellis, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Alliance Boots GroupMore details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
Includes 6 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4724-0931-7 (9781472409317)
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Person
Tom Levitt was Member of Parliament from 1997-2010. Tom is a writer and consultant on charity partnerships whose clients include corporates, government agencies, charities, councils and SMEs; Chair of Trustees, Concern Worldwide (UK); Honorary Doctor of the University of Derby, UK. He is also a non-executive director of Digital Outreach Ltd, a director of Good Measures ethical business consultancy, a trustee of The Work Foundation and an occasional columnist for The Guardian's Voluntary Sector Network.
Content
Contents: Business: a community resource; Responsible business; Social enterprise; The power of investment; Ethical, responsible, social, impact; The smaller corporate citizen; Market forces; The good guys; Fine tuning; Where next? Sustainable capitalism; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.