Finals Flashcards
What are the reasons to do business beyond profit?
- Profit is an output, not a purpose
- Companies with a purpose beyond profit tend to make more money
- Business needs Purpose than Profit to Make It Through
- What is the purpose of doing business if it is not being profitable?
- Business with a strong sense of
purpose are more successful
Profit cannot be the goal, vision, or the purpose of an organization.
- Profit is an output, not a purpose
Profit is too temporary to guide a business by.
- Profit is an output, not a purpose
source of long-term success
Satisfied Customers
Because satisfied customers are the only source of long-term success, measures need to be related to purpose as defined from a customer point of view.
- Companies with a purpose beyond profit tend to make more money
Many corporate and business strategies now include…
Sustainability
Many corporate and business strategies now include sustainability. In addition to the traditional environmental ‘green’ sustainability concerns, business ethics practices have expanded to include social sustainability.
- Business needs Purpose than Profit to Make It Through
focuses on issues related to human capital in the business supply chain, such as worker’s rights, working conditions, child labor, and human trafficking.
Social Sustainability
Social Sustainability
- Business needs Purpose than Profit to Make It Through
Incorporation of these considerations is increasing, as consumers and procurement officials demand documentation of a business’ compliance with national and international initiatives, guidelines, and standards.
- Business needs Purpose than Profit to Make It Through
The starting point of great companies
Purpose
What are the four main types of purposes according to Nikos Mourkogiannis?
- Discovery
- Excellence
- Altruism
- Heroism
Mentions the four main types of purposes according to Nikos Mourkogiannis?
- What is the purpose of doing business if it is not being profitable?
The starting point of great companies is Purpose.
- What is the purpose of doing business if it is not being profitable?
has rooted in intuition that life is a kind of adventure.
Discovery
The starting point of great companies is Purpose.
- What is the purpose of doing business if it is not being profitable?
implies standards and purports the belief that excellent performance in our role in life represents the supreme good.
Excellence
a purpose built in serving its customers in a way that is beyond standard obligation.
Altruism
demonstrates achievement, often with a charismatic and visionary leader.
Heroism
Discovery, Excellence, Altruism, Heroism
the four main types of purposes according to Nikos Mourkogiannis
- What is the purpose of doing business if it is not being profitable?
Stand for something beyond simply increasing profits.
- Business with a strong sense of purpose are more successful
A true vision for a business rests on what?
foundations of both purpose and values.
A true vision for a business rests on foundations of both purpose and values
- Business with a strong sense of purpose are more successful
The people within the business have to be passionate about what they do and why they do it.
- Business with a strong sense of purpose are more successful