Everybodys Business: Managing Risks and Opportunities in Todays Global Society

Grayson, David and Hodges, Adrian

ISBN 10: 0751336777 / ISBN 13: 9780751336771

Published by DK, 2001

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Everybodys Business: Managing Risks and Opportunities in Todays Global Society
• Publisher: DK
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0751336777
• ISBN 13: 9780751336771
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Good

About this title

Synopsis

Delivering a wealth of compelling data on global change, this is the perfect book for learning how to manage risk and opportunity in today's global society. Everybody's Business provides compelling evidence to show how revolutionary change across the globe -- in technology, markets, demographics, and popular values -- is impacting on companies. It highlights rising expectations from key stakeholders, who demand transparency and accountability throughout a product's lifecycle and along extended supply chains. The job of a manager is this fast-moving business environment is both exhilarating and perilous, as companies remain largely unprepared for the effect on their operations. Everybody's Business is vital for anyone who wants to understand and successfully manage these challenges. The book demonstrates how significant business risks and opportunities are created as crucial management issues emerge in the areas of ecology and environment, health and well being, diversity and human rights, and communities. It shows how these issues, previously regarded as marginal to success, are now at the forefront of business, and guides the manger through the implications for their organization -- for business strategy, for major job functions, for different industry sectors, and for those running small and medium-sized companies. A practical handbook, Everybody's Business brings theory to life with examples of companies that recognize the importance of the emerging management issues and plan accordingly, and companies who count the cost of failing to do so. The final section includes a seven-step process for minimizing risks and maximizing opportunities, giving mangers the expertise to make positive changes in business that can also impact beneficially on society.

About the Author

Adrian Hodges directs the Americas operation of The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (PWIBLF). David Grayson is a director of Business in the Community and of the European public affairs consultancy EPPA.