Doing Virtuous Business, Theodore Roosevelt Malloch
Doing Virtuous Business, Theodore Roosevelt Malloch
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Doing Virtuous Business
The Remarkable Success of Spiritual Enterprise

Author: Theodore Roosevelt Malloch

Narrator: Pete Larkin

Unabridged: 5 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/31/2011


Synopsis

Can the concept of "Spiritual Capital" actually ensure a company's success?

Critics of capitalism view big businesses as insatiable masters of the universe that hold little regard for the public, and label those who create wealth as greedy, malicious, and unscrupulous. In this insightful and original book, Theodore Roosevelt Malloch answers these charges head-on with the bold idea that the creation of wealth by virtuous means is the most important thing we can do for ourselves and for others.

Doing Virtuous Business explains the true purpose of business and illuminates the connection between a free economy and religious liberty. Drawing from the notion of "social capital" that has been developed by generations of scholars, Malloch adds the concept of "spiritual capital" as a foundation for social progress and also a necessity for responsible and successful enterprise. He details the virtues that sustain a business and a free market—virtues that build up a network of trust, which is critical to the emerging global economy.

Besides making the world a better place, Malloch argues, virtuous enterprise makes companies far more successful and profitable than they otherwise would be. He presents case studies of virtuous business in the Judeo-Christian tradition as well as statistical analysis demonstrating how companies that operate on ethical models have outperformed their competitors over the long run.

About Theodore Roosevelt Malloch

Theodore Roosevelt Malloch is chairman and CEO of the Roosevelt Group, a strategy firm, and a research professor at Yale University, where he heads the Spiritual Capital Initiative. He was vice president for all national programs for the Aspen Institute and served on the executive board of the World Economic Forum, which hosts the renowned Davos meeting. He has held an ambassadorial-level position at the United Nations and senior policy positions at the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the U.S. Department of State. He serves on numerous corporate, mutual fund, and not-for-profit boards. He is the author or coauthor of a number of books, including Being Generous and Renewing American Culture, and appears frequently on television and as a keynote speaker. Theodore holds a Ph.D. in political economy from the University of Toronto.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve

The terms human capital and social capital are familiar to those involved in business and entrepreneurship. Less so is the term 'spiritual capital'. In Doing Virtuous Business Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, explores this slippery concept. Malloch is "Chairman and CEO of The Global Fiduciary Governance......more

Goodreads review by Gregory

I enjoyed this book, though it took me into waters where I seldom swim. I am a theologian by education and a teacher by trade. I know next to nothing about economics, but I was intrigued by this book's title, especially as I am just beginning to learn about how the church should engage in business a......more

Goodreads review by Brenten

Business Ethics may be the butt of many a joke, but Theodore Roosevelt Malloch believes it’s not only possible, but the best way to achieve ultimate success in the business world. In fact, Malloch credits solid ethics and morals as the cornerstone of proper business activities. This spiritual capita......more

Goodreads review by David

This book takes the reader through a series of different stories of businesses that have done business the virtuous way and have prospered because of it or in spite of it depending on your view. The book tells us stories of Tyson Chicken, Chik Filet, Wal-Mart and a few others and how they fared beca......more