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Gunther, Marc, 1951-

Faith and fortune : the quiet revolution to reform American business / Marc Gunther.

1st ed.

New York : Crown Business, ©2004.

289 pages ; 25 cm

Faith and Fortune argue that an exciting new model of conducting business is taking hold, not only in small, socially responsible companies like Ben & Jerry's but inside such bulwarks of the Fortune 500 as Ford, Citigroup, and DuPont. This book is a thoughtful, original, and important book that will reshape the debate about the role of business in America.

Social responsibility of business -- United States.

Business ethics -- United States.

Business -- Religious aspects.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-278) and index.

A Quiet Revolution -- What is a spiritual business? Greyston Bakery, Tom's of Maine -- Can a big company have a heart? Southwest Airlines -- What does a company owe its workers? UPS -- Can a company fight the marketplace? Starbucks -- A priest, a minister and a rabbi -- How do you measure success? Timberland -- When bad things happen to good companies Herman Miller -- Can one person change a company? Hewlett Packard and Barb Waugh -- The buck stops where? Staples and PepsiCo -- Who's the boss? Amy Domini and social investing -- What is a spiritual leader? Ricardo Levy -- Where do we go from here?

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