Rethinking Growth

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. The Thermometer Causes Sickness

   • Walter Baets, Erna Oldenboom

   Pages 1-28

3. The Biology of Business

   • Walter Baets, Erna Oldenboom

   Pages 29-54

4. Emergence and Dynamics: A Quantum Ontology of A-causality

   • Walter Baets, Erna Oldenboom

   Pages 55-73

5. Non-Violence and Co-Creation

   • Walter Baets, Erna Oldenboom

   Pages 74-99

6. Management by Values

   • Walter Baets, Erna Oldenboom

   Pages 100-120

7. Sustainability Principles and Leadership in Management

   • Walter Baets, Erna Oldenboom

   Pages 121-142

8. Sustainable Performance

   • Walter Baets, Erna Oldenboom

   Pages 143-175

9. Social Entrepreneurship: A Micro Example

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   Pages 176-187

10. Social Intrapreneurship for Sustainable Performance

    • Walter Baets, Erna Oldenboom

    Pages 188-194

11. Back Matter

    Pages 195-241

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Should we rethink growth? Is the abundance of the western world still ethical? Growth, social responsibility and sustainable development are indeed deeply entangled. This book aims to provide the reader with a transversal, holistic view on these issues, and a real understanding of corporate growth, along with its possible alternatives.

• business
• entrepreneurship
• leadership
• management
• sustainability

WALTER BAETS is Professor Complexity, Knowledge and Innovation, Associate Dean for Research and MBA Director at Euromed Marseille Ecole de Management, France. He obtained a PhD at Warwick Business School (UK) and a Habilitation thesis in Aix-Marseille, France.
 
ERNA OLDENBOOM is a specialist in leadership, health and transformation. She obtained a BA in Human Resources Management, a MA in Organizational Design, and a MPhil in Political Sciences (Peace and Conflict management) at the University of Granada, Spain. She is an ayurvedic massage therapist and continued her education in ayurveda and health management with Deepak Chopra.

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