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What about CSR and the triple bottom line?

What about CSR and the triple bottom line?

In response to yesterday's post someone on Twitter, @dmanww, raised the very sensible issue of the triple bottom line, or as some might call it, corporate social responsibility (CSR). However, having worked in a number of organizations that took the triple bottom line and corporate social responsibility very

Maximizing shareholder value should NOT be the only goal of the corporation

Maximizing shareholder value should NOT be the only goal of the corporation

It is interesting to think about this now that we see Occupy Wall Street spreading around the world (even to Occupy Sydney). Back in 1976 Michael Jensen and William Meckling argued that the solution to the principal-agency problem — business leaders advance their own interests not those of shareowners — was

Leadership: Doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching

Leadership: Doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching

I have worked with a number of great leaders and managers over the years, some of them are famous for this but others are quiet achievers. Watching ABC's Four Corners program about St Ann's Secret on television tonight made me think about what makes a great

Are we living in the age of rage?

Are we living in the age of rage?

There are so many angry people these days. It's something I don't really remember from my youth and childhood. Only in recent years does it seem that everyone is angry. I've been trying to understand why there should be more anger now than in

Labour, forced labour, and capital - is the ground shifting?

Labour, forced labour, and capital - is the ground shifting?

Free people offering their labour in exchange for monetary reward has been fundamental concept for western society. Since the mid-nineteenth century we have not really used forced labour for production. But two examples in recent times make me wonder if that assumption still holds true: 1. Prisoners painted room

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