{"product_id":"fixing-business-isbn-9781119287391","title":"Fixing Business","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn optimistic call to action for business leaders and decision makers everywhere\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his second book ‘the face of British Business' Lord Digby Jones shows us why profit isn't a dirty word—it's what you do with it that counts. Society is at a crossroads, and good business lays the foundation for a successful future; but are we brave enough to build it? \u003ci\u003eFixing Business\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on why we \u003ci\u003emust\u003c\/i\u003e be. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFixing the world requires a vibrant and successful, profit-yielding, tax-delivering, job-creating business sector. This book describes how that sector is built, and how the good of business means the good of all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn why business must invest more—and better—in physical and human infrastructure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover the critical importance of social inclusion in the future of business\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand why fixing education and the environment are at the top of the priority list\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngage with every aspect of society to create the wealth that holds the social fabric together\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the smallest shop around the corner to the largest multinational corporation, the variable upon which every facet of business success rests is people. Workers, investors, customers, creditors—all ensure that wealth is created, and at the end of the day, they are what business is about. \u003ci\u003eFixing Business\u003c\/i\u003e shows us how to harness their power to change the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Something is Wrong – and it’s Everybody’s Business 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Where the Battle is Being Lost: Fixing the Reputation of Business 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Achieving Socially Inclusive Wealth Creation 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Harnessing the Power of Education, Training and Skills 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Protecting the Environment: An Essential Priority 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Boardroom: Executive Pay and the Gulf between Big and Small Business 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Dealing with a Post-Brexit World 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 What’s Next? 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"... always charismatic, plain speaking and bold — just what business needs, in fact, at a time when it finds itself in the dock.\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople Management,\u003c\/i\u003e June 2017)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of the most important institutions in modern Britain is facing a crisis. In fact, the relationship between three of Britain’s most important institutions is broken. When Business – which generates wealth, taxation, employment, products, services and innovations – Government – which regulates, seeks social progress and has a mandate to lead – and Society – all of us – cannot work together, it’s something that should concern us all. Yet while the connection between Government and Society is often reported and analysed, the crucial relationship between Business and Society is much less understood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness faces a range of difficult problems: many of its own making, some that are not, and it is time that these were addressed. According to Lord Digby Jones, Business must recognise that it has a vital role to play in society and it needs to start fulfilling that role better. This book is about Business: what it means, why it matters and, more significantly, the challenges it currently faces and the solutions that it needs to adopt if it is to succeed for the benefit of us all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this follow-up to his widely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eFixing Britain,\u003c\/i\u003e Lord Digby Jones turns his eye to Business, by proposing a way to salvage this often maligned word and make profit creation a socially-beneficial act. Lord Jones pulls no punches in addressing the major factors that influence, and are influenced by, Business today, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritain in a post-Brexit world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDonald Trump’s America \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe “Elephant in the Boardroom” or Executive Pay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfit is not a dirty word. It is an agent for good if properly used. Communities, charities and every part of Society are better served when businesses, large and small, are buoyant. \u003ci\u003eFixing Business\u003c\/i\u003e calls out to all businesses and their leaders to rise to the challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989219950821,"sku":"NP9781119287391","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119287391.jpg?v=1761783257","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/fixing-business-isbn-9781119287391","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}