Index

Agenda of self-interest, 17

Amazon, 111

Appropriation, 100

Armstrong, Lance, 87

Asset poor, 75–77

Asset rich, 75–77

Austerity, 1

Avent, Ryan, 141

‘Basic Goods’, description of, 48

Brown, Gordon, 41–42

Bureaucracy, 143

Calvert social index, 134

Capitalism, 17, 23, 26, 66, 71, 81, 84, 85, 92–93, 111, 133, 137

Carbon Trust, 102, 131

Child poverty, 25

Climate change, 1

Colonialism, 15

Communism, 58

Cooperativism, model of, 153

Corporate socialism, 30

Corporate social responsibility (CSR), 102, 103, 106

chequered history of, 127–138

definition of, 137

employee welfare program, 133

essentials of, 130

focus of, 136

hierarchy of corporate responsibilities, 129–132

idea of stakeholder, extending, 127

Lean and Six Sigma programs, 132

Leisinger’s model, 130

programs, increase in, 128

progressive agenda, opportunities for, 135–138

self-interest supplants social interest, 132–135

voluntary program with individuals and organizations, 132

Corruption, 49

Digital property, 74–75

Domini social index, 134

Dynamic market argument, 86

Dynamism, 10

Economic democracy, 83–97

blaming regulation for misdeeds, 85–87

invisible hand is a social construct, 88–91

making good choices, 91–93

numbers to change the system, 93–97

profiting from doing good, 87–88

Economics of politics, 23

Employment, 71–82

Entertainment, 90

European Union (EU), 30, 32

Fair democracy, 85

Fast capitalism, 63, 84, 148

FedEx, 101

Feudalism, 15

Financialization, 20, 21–22, 112, 115

Gekko, Gordon, 41

Gladwell, Malcolm, 67, 80

Global communication, 5

Globalization, 1, 18–20, 42, 102, 133

Good citizenship, 101, 105, 108, 110

Google, 111

Great Depression, 8

‘Green glossies’ syndrome, 134

Grey, Chris, 63

Growth, pursuit of, 28–29

Harmonious communities, 124

Hierarchy of Corporate Responsibilities, 130, 132

Holmes, Douglas, 10

Homelessness, 25, 72

Human trafficking, 25

International Labour Organization, 27

Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 63, 72

Kennedy, John F., 119

Keynesian policy, of full employment, 78

Laissez-faire rules, 16–17, 33

Lean programs, 132

Leisinger’s model, CSR, 130

Liberal capitalism, 19

Liberalism, 23

Macroeconomics, 28–29

Madoff, Bernie, 13

Management theory, 29

Market economy, 34

Mayer, Dan, 12–13

May, Theresa, 24

Meltzer, Allan, 68

Moderation, 43–44

Modern slavery, 25

Monetization, 20, 82, 91, 108

Motivation theory, 117

Muscular entrepreneurialism, 8, 29–30

Neoliberalism, 30, 92–93

Nightingale, Florence, 90

Organizational economy, 34

Organizational responsibility, 127

Ownership, pursuit of, 15–18

Patience, 8–9

Paulson, Henry, 62

Payment protection insurance (PPI), 78

Pedophilia, 25

People potential value (PPV), 117

Ponzi scheme, 13

Property, 71–82

Property ownership, 78

Prostitution, 25

Purpose

central feature of temperatism, 122

definition of, 122–125

profit for, 113–114

Randall, Jeff, 41

Reciprocity, 120

Regulation, 143, 146–147

Rogoff, Kenneth, 65

Roman Empire, 40

Sarkozy, Nicolas, 62

Self-regulation, 112

Shared Purpose: The Golden Thread survey, 101

Short-termism, 12, 13, 50

Simon, Herbert, 34

Six Sigma programs, 132

Smith, Adam, 15, 18, 25, 37, 44

Social constructionism, 89

Social democracy, 11

Social harmony, 99

Social media, 5

Socio-environmental cost, 24–25

Stakeholder management, 99

Stakeholder value, 107

Starbucks, 111

Static regulation, 86

Stock market, 23

Temperance, 37–38

Temperatism

alternative for, 41–43

blaming regulation for misdeeds, 85–87

conclusion, 153–156

corporate state, rise of, 29–31

devaluation of human life, 31–33

doing good

definition of, 47

is an everyday operation, 106–107

measuring, 107–110

in organizational life, 49–53

pursuit of, 53

economic agenda is not inevitable, 56–59

economic democracy, attempting to achieve, 83–97

good citizenship is good business, 99–110

growth, pursuit of, 28–29

human agenda, adopting, 68–69

human element, focusing on, 63–65

human organization, 140–142

in human social history, 5

idea of doing good, 47–48

impossibly possible endeavors, 55–56

introduction to, 1–3, 37–39

invisible hand is a social construct, 88–91

making good choices, 91–93

new ideology, 11–14

new way to think about business, 43–46

numbers to change the system, 93–97

opinions and ideas, 5–6

organizational responsibility, 148–151

organizations makes it possible, 104–106

orthodoxy and doctrine, 53–55

ownership, pursuit of, 15–18

people and purpose before profit, 111–125

people potential, developing, 144–148

place of organizations in society, 139–151

political issues, 6–7

problem is the solution, 142–144

profit for purpose, 113–114

profiting from doing good, 87–88

purpose, definition of, 122–125

purposeful endeavor, 118–121

reason for proposing, 14

role of organizations, redefining, 140

short-term growth vs. human heart, 65–68

societal culture, creating, 54

socio-environmental cost, 24–25

valuing individuals equally, 114–118

Temperatist marketplace, 140, 150

Terrorism, 1

Thatcher, Margaret, 8, 10, 29–30, 40, 71–72

Theory of Moral Sentiments, The, 25

“Trickle down” effect, 61

Unemployment, resolving, 77–82

United Nations (UN) declaration, of human rights, 27

Victorian Temperance movement, 37

Wall Street Occupy Movement, 40

Watson, Thomas, 89

Wealth of Nations, 15

Western capitalism, 6

Wilberforce, William, 55, 124–125

Willis, Brue, 74

World Wide Web, 5