The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism - A Quest For Purpose In The Modern World
by Handy, Charles
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0091801680
- ISBN 13
- 9780091801687
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 2003 9780091801687. Hardback. First printing of first edition. Complete numberline. Fine/Fine. The Hungry Spirit, by esteemed British business guru Charles Handy, is an extraordinarily eloquent and original treatise on the discomfort that many feel as a result of the overriding quest for corporate profit and personal advancement. Offering a carefully considered and compelling alternative vision, the book challenges the status quo on everything from capitalism and organization to goal-setting and morality. With nods to Kant, Keynes, Sartre and Drucker, The Hungry Spirit is not your usual business tome, but that, of course, is part of Handy's plan. .
Synopsis
With his characteristically very personal anecdotal style, Charles Handy analyses how materialistic caoitalism is self-limiting, how efficiency may be the enemy of a cohesive society, and examines the false certainties of science and religionWith his characteristically very personal anecdotal style, Charles Handy analyses how materialistic caoitalism is self-limiting, how efficiency may be the enemy of a cohesive society, and examines the false certainties of science and religion. He then builds a new theory of meaning, based on the research for identity the role of the arts and the idea of immortality. Unconvent-ional organisation is his model for business and the individual, requiring new learning systems for a better future.
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- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2313
- Title
- The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism - A Quest For Purpose In The Modern World
- Author
- Handy, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0091801680
- ISBN 13
- 9780091801687
- Publisher
- London: Hutchinson, 2003 9780091801687
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Spirituality Religion Philosophy Management Sociology Capitalism QSE
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