{"product_id":"9781446468449","title":"Beyond the Corporation: Humanity Working","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e* Beyond the Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for our times.\u003c\/b\u003e Offering inspiration and vision in the wake of financial Armageddon, it is the story of ordinary people who share the ownership of the businesses where they work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* The enterprises come in all sizes: from companies employing just a few dozen people, to large corporations: John Lewis in the UK, employing 70,000 'partners'; Mondragon, a highly entrepreneurial group of over 100 businesses in Spain, employing more than 100,000; and many examples in the US, some employing tens of thousands. It would be hard to imagine a better informed, more involved or more enthusiastic set of employees - sharing the efforts of making their companies successful, and sharing all of the rewards. \u003cb\u003eUnusually in the corporate world, they control their own destinies - a situation beyond the dreams of most working people.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Erdal takes a hard look at those who insist, in the teeth of the evidence, that shared ownership will never work - a sorry tale, he argues, of prejudice masquerading as economic thinking. The book contains detailed case studies as well as interviews with a range of people, whose inspiring stories of success fly in the face of received wisdom. These successes include: high levels of productivity; sustained rapid growth; fast-moving, innovative responses to changing worlds; high levels of investment aimed at long-term prosperity; and, above all, the sheer happiness employees experience in working together in businesses that they own together, sharing the wealth that they create. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* At a time when the 'orthodox' corporate economy has been badly shaken, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e makes essential reading.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128457871600,"sku":"9781446468449","price":21.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781446468449_p0.jpg?v=1763827326","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781446468449","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}