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Business As Unusual: My Entrepreneurial Journey, Profits With Principles
Business As Unusual My Entrepreneurial Journey Profits With Principles Author:Anita Roddick Anita Roddick is one of the world's most outspoken, controversial, and successful entrepreneurs of the age. Her autobiography, Business As Unusual, charts the story of Roddick and her company The Body Shop through all the highs and lows since 1990. It also examines the parallel growth of vigilante consumerism and predicts how businesses c... more »an evolve in this millennium.
Roddick tackles a wide range of personal and political issuesfrom self-esteem to human rights abuses associated with globalizationand offers her own vision for dealing with the demands of an ethical economy. She proposes that the power of public pressure to create change must never be underestimated and argues that waves of public consciousness are steadily forcing corporations to re-evaluate their actions. By expanding the role and responsibility of the entrepreneur, as well as the definition of business ethics, the corporate world will be compelled to change. In this new edition Roddick brings the story up to date.« less
Having worked for The Body Shop for over 2 years, I value this book and the insights of Anita Roddick so much. I have a few copies, and put this one on PBS so someone else can enjoy her innovation and passion.