The New Paradigm In Business

Throughout the world, men and women in business are dramatically reshaping the way they think about the character of work, leadership, and success. They are engaged in an alteration of corporate daily practice and long-range planning that transforms old systems and values.

In the new paradigm, people and their creativity are at the center of the work world. Intuition is increasingly valued in corporate planning; organizational hierarchies are turning upside down; and corporate and individual values are coming into alignment. Leaders are examining the multicultural workplace for new opportunities, and business is taking a larger social and environmental responsibility for its actions.

In this visionary collection, authorities from many fields rethink key business matters and offer some startling new ways to see:

• competition versus cooperation

• the ethical responsibilities of corporations

• the special challenges for women at work

• the nature of ownership

• the role of business as a vehicle for social transformation

This book is filled with profiles of exemplary companies and their leaders, whose visions and strategies offer hopeful ways to manage the increasing complexity and potential of business in these turbulent times.