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Many observers interpret the recent wave of corporate scandals as support for the cynical view that self-interest trumps concerns for the greater good. Indeed, this interpretation finds comfort in the intellectual traditions of fields from mainstream economics to evolutionary biology. But is it valid?
In What Price the Moral High Ground?, economist and social critic Robert Frank challenges the notion that doing well is accomplished only at the expense of doing good. Frank explores exciting new work in economics, psychology, and biology to argue that honest individuals often succeed, even in highly competitive environments, because their commitment to principle makes them more attractive as trading partners.
Drawing on research he has conducted and published over the past decade, Frank challenges the familiar homo economicus stereotype by describing how people create bonds that sustain cooperation in one-shot prisoner's dilemmas. He goes on to describe how people often choose modestly paid positions in the public and nonprofit sectors over comparable, higher-paying jobs in the for-profit sector; how studying economics appears to inhibit cooperation; how social norms often deter opportunistic behavior; how a given charitable organization manages to appeal to donors with seemingly incompatible motives; how concerns about status and fairness affect salaries in organizations; and how socially responsible firms often prosper despite the higher costs associated with their business practices.
Frank's arguments have important implications for the conduct of leaders in private as well as public life. For, as he concludes, the better we understand personal motivation in competitive environments, the better we can structure organizations and public policies to promote our true ends.
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This digital document is an article from Southern Economic Journal, published by Southern Economic Association on July 1, 1996. The length of the article is 8373 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
From the supplier: The desire to help others largely determines employees' choice of jobs. A study of college graduates reveals a strong negative correlation between yearly earnings and the degree of social responsibility of the workers' employers and their jobs. The same pattern of wage differentials has been found between public interest lawyers and those belonging to other sectors of the legal profession. This buttresses the claim that unselfish motives play a major role in economic behavior.
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Title: What price the moral high ground?
Author: Robert H. Frank
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Southern Economic Journal (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1996
Publisher: Southern Economic Association
Volume: v63
Issue: n1
Page: p1(17)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
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IF YOU SEEK LASTING ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, THIS IS ONE GREAT BOOK........2005-08-19
The process-focused organization differs from traditional organization in three ways: it designs end-to-end business processes; it measures and manages process level results rather than tasks; and it thinks in terms of customer goals, not localized functional goals.
This book distinguishes itself from so many others concern processes in that it presents a clear, well reasoned and structured road map to achieve the features and power of a process-focused organization. The approach also gives recognition to the broader system of the organization.
Gardner makes clear, from the outset, that process improvement, while powerful, is not the complete solution to performance management. Process improvement is not a magic bullet, it has limited applications, and it is not the final answer. Process improvement must be linked to organizational strategy, and consideration must be given to how to integrate process with organizational structures and systems, and how to proactively manage process.
Gardner's has produced a highly readable book that reflects this broad and rich understanding of his subject. The road map presented in this work is unique in reflecting an end-to-end orientation-not the components; it is not issue-based but is centered on the higher levels of organizational capability; and the map provides a pathway with clearly discernible steps, indicating where you are and what's ahead.
The book offers an operating model that describes key operating and structures and relationships; a road map to guide process improvement work; and a transformation strategy that combines the model and road map into a plan for navigating the journey to process focus.
This book is exception in its scope, depth and clear thinking. As a consultant in organization design and change (...) I believe this book will prove highly valuable to any enterprise seeking major, lasting process improvement. 230 pp.
Excellent .......2005-01-14
Mr. Gardner's premise that organizations should be managed horizontally by processes instead of the traditional vertical method is long overdue. Once customer value is indentified, a PFO (Process Focused Organization) can concentrate on identifying, developing and tweaking value creating processes that lead to increased market share and improved profits. This is a must have how to book for any manager who wants to make their organiztion number one in their industry.
Process Masterpiece .......2005-01-13
I can say a lot about this book, I can actually write a book about how good this book is. But I rather you spend your time reading it than my review. Simply put, I have been in this field for over 20-years and read many process books from many so called experts. But none of them come even close. If you are just starting, consider yourself an expert or anywhere in between, you owe it to yourself to buy and read this great book. I actually gave a few to my clients for X.Mas. I would like to personally thank Mr. Robert Gardner for writing this book and sharing his knowledge with us!
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Prevail Services™ Profitability Engineering™ Consulting
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Woody Plants and Woody Plant Management: Ecology: Safety, and Environmental ImPatt (Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment)
Bovey
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A presentation of strategies for managing woody plants and using research data to select the most appropriate control methods. It analyzes the responses of over 370 North American woody plants to commercially available herbicides. The authors provide methods to manage woody plants that interfere with recreation, watershed yield, animal and plant diversity, resource conservation, wildlife and livestock needs, and wood production on grazing, forest, and related land.
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Woody Brush Control
Edward O. Gangstad
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This technical reference resource provides the background information that is required for the professional operation of herbicide applicators for general and restricted use. Basic information is provided for specialty areas, where there is a need-to-know requirement to fully understand technical details of the job, and to give facts that render better judgment in the handling and application of herbicides for rights-of-way management. The legal aspects of rights-of-way applications are explained in detail. Additionally, studies on the registration of soluted herbicides for rights-of-way applications are presented. Environmental considerations for rangeland permanent pastures and rights-of-way application are described.
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Brush: The water thief
Jean Gillette
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This introductory text assumes little prior scientific knowledge on the part of the student. It includes sufficient information for some shorter introductory botany courses open to both majors and nonmajors, and is arranged so that certain sections can be omitted without disrupting the overall continuity of the course. Stern emphasizes current interests while presenting basic botanical principles.
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An Excellent Initial Botany Course Text.......2006-09-15
I find this text to be an excellent resource for a college student who is beginning to study botany. While the first three chapters provide an excellent review of entry-level biology concepts, the remaining chapters review and enhance botany understanding. The text provides excellent graphical representations and is easy, yet interesting, to read. I recommend both this text and the lab manual. Professor Stern had reviewers who were obviously proficient in both content area and in publishing in the english language. Kudos!
continuing education student.......2006-01-30
Think the book is a good text book for introductory botany--however sometimes the authors include so much detail (i.e. in the cell biology chapters) that it obstructs understanding--no one in the class was able to understand these chapters (and we have a pretty diverse and capable group). I really like the effort to utilize the web, but believe much more content could be part of this beginning effort. Also, the citations to web sites are already out of date with web pages no longer working etc. It would be easy to keep this updated ON THE WEB i would think. Great illustrations in the text.
Book Description
This introductory text assumes little prior scientific knowledge on the part of the student. It includes sufficient information for some shorter introductory botany courses open to both majors and nonmajors, and is arranged so that certain sections can be omitted without disrupting the overall continuity of the course. Stern emphasizes current interests while presenting basic botanical principles.
Book Description
This introductory text assumes little prior scientific knowledge on the part of the student. It includes sufficient information for some shorter introductory botany courses open to both majors and nonmajors, and is arranged so that certain sections can be omitted without disrupting the overall continuity of the course. Stern emphasizes current interests ethnobotanical while presenting basic botanical principles.
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Incredible layout!!!.......2005-12-31
I bought this book for my plant biology class. Even though I was required to only study about 3/4 of it, I read the entire thing from cover to cover. If you want to find out about plants and the natural world, take a course with this book or just buy it and read it like a good non-fiction book. The layout and format are very modern and appealing. There are sections on ecology, which are very important in understanding what is happening to our environment right now. Plus, the book doubles as a plant reference/gardening book because it has a monster appendix with stats and care information on tons of common and rare plants you might grow at home. Wonderful book, you won't be disappointed if you are curious about natural science!
Great Introductory Botany Text.......2004-02-07
Introductory Plant Biology is a classic and continues to improve with each edition. I've used several editions and have always been pleased to see that it is one of the few textbooks that actually contains pertinent and updated information. The artwork is easy-to-understand. The straightforwardness and clarity of cell biology, metabolic schemes, genetics, and especially life cycles are what make this book a success. This 9th Edition of Introductory Plant Biology is the best yet. I've used several college botany textbooks and this is the most straightforward, accurate, error-free, and current book on the market. There are some new authors - Drs. Jansky and Bidlack - who have joined with Stern in this edition. They write like Stern and that makes the book flow very well. The new cell, metabolism, genetics, and biotechnology chapters bring the book up-to-date. And, as expected, Stern et al. have put together the most current taxonomic treatment of plant-related kingdoms on the market. This has been, and continues to be, the only botany textbook that my students read and understand.
Students Like this Book!.......2004-02-07
This is a botany text that students actually read. The appendix offers additional information on medicinal plants and gardening. Many non-traditional students like the book for reference at home. Among textbooks on the market, this is one of the most useful books after students complete the course. I kept my book and use it frequently for gardening tips.
Revision much better!.......2000-03-09
I've given Dr. Stern another chance (since my review of his 1994 version) and he came through with an excellent revised basic botany text. I'm using it for my course and will continue using it.
Introductory Plant Biology, 8th Edition.......2000-01-25
This text offers students a solid introduction to the plant sciences. At an undergraduate level, the text material is well complimented by diagrams, photos, and drawings. Each chapter begins with a chapter outline and ends with review questions, discussion questions, chapter summaries, and additional readings. The on-line student resources (available via McGraw-Hill Higher Education site) offer weblinks, chapter quizzes, flash cards, and other study aids. This latest edition has an additional chapter on biomes, an expanded biotechnology chapter, etc. I did not find chapter 22, the gymnosperms, to be full of the inaccuracies stated by a previous reviewer. Cycads are plainly listed as the cycadophyta division; ginkgo in ginkgophyta, etc. While no text is perfect, this introductory text comes close and is my chosen text for both the continuing education and the undergraduate botany courses that I teach.
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Lab Manual t/a Introductory Plant Biology
Kingsley R. Stern
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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This lab manual is designed for use in a one-semester introductory course in plant biology and shorter botany courses open to both majors and non-majors. Both the principles of biology and the scientific method are introduced, using plants as illustrations. Exercises include introductions to such topics as the microscope, cells, mitosis, stems, roots, leaves, meiosis, algae, fungi, lichens, bryophytes, ferns, conifers, flowering plants, ecology and genetics. A functional approach to the topics of cell components and products, diffusion, growth, and hormones is employed.
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Student Study Guide To Accompany Introductory Plant Biology
Kingsley R. Stern ,
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Manufacturer: William C. Brown
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Never Highlight a Book Again! Cram101 Textbook Outlines give the student all of the highlights, notes, and practice-tests for their textbook. Only Cram101 is Textbook Specific, not generic.
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Art Notebook to accompany Introductory Plant Biology
Kingsley R Stern , and
Kingsley Stern
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Clear and engaging, Linda Berg's INTRODUCTORY BOTANY: PLANTS, PEOPLE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT helps you develop an appreciation of the diverse organisms we call plants, including their remarkable adaptations to the environment and their evolutionary and ecological relationships. Filled with fascinating feature boxes, intriguing chapter-opening stories, and other applied content, the text contains interesting and topical information that will pique your curiosity and help you succeed in your course. Berg shows you the many ways in which plants are fascinating in their own right, important for the existence of all life on Earth, and useful for humans in all aspects of our lives. INTRODUCTORY BOTANY: PLANTS, PEOPLE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT is beautifully and clearly illustrated and features a dynamic art program that helps you visualize even the most complex concepts.
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