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| 文件类型： | 书 |
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| 所有的著者/提供者： |
Bill Birchard |
| ISBN: | 9780230106604 0230106609 |
| OCLC号码： | 700042322 |
| 描述： | xii, 221 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| 内容： | Rosewood -- Honest design -- Magic zero -- The teacher -- Thirty questions -- Dollar sense -- Mister Ohba -- Cradle to cradle -- Whiz bang -- A better world. |
| 责任： | Bill Birchard. |
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<p>"Herman Miller has shown extraordinary leadership as a catalyst for industry. Its sustainability strategies for architecture, buildings, and furniture set a standard we feel honored to have helped shape and spread to others. This book tells the story of how Herman Miller charted an innovative path, and shows the temerity of its people to stay on that path." --William McDonough, designer and co-author of "Cradle to Cradle"<p>"Merchants of Virtue is a business story for our times. An AMERICAN story, of risk taking, vision, values, and pluck. Before all the management fashions of our era -- TQM, design thinking, zero footprint, values statements -- there was Herman Miller. Let Bill Birchard show you how this Midwest manufacturer led the way to sustainability, and wash away a grinding decade of cynicism and greed." --Judith Samuelson, Executive Director, Business and Society Program, The Aspen Institute<p>"Bill Birchard's excellent chronicle of the Herman Miller story brings to light some critical lessons for any company focused on embedding sustainability in it's core strategy: Never give in to compromise solutions; seek to shatter apparent trade-offs; draw from the wellspring of enduring corporate values; and challenge people in the company to take personal responsibility. Perhaps most importantly, "Merchants of Virtue" shows us that the pursuit of corporate sustainability is not easy. Like anything worth pursuing, only the creative and committed will succeed." --Stuart L. Hart, S. C. Johnson Chair in Sustainable Global Enterprise, Cornell University and Author of "Capitalism at the Crossroads"<p>"In "Merchants of Virtue" the author shows that innovation at Herman Miller extends well beyond new product development, training and developing people. It was no surprise to me that they implemented the EVA Management System right down to the shop floor even on Day One. This insightful story about their journey with business sustainability efforts puts them up there with 再读一些...
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