Beyond the bottom line: the search for dignity at work
Rayman, Paula M.
- New York St. Martin's Press 2001
- xx, 220 p.
Table of Contents:
SECTION ONE: ROOTS
1. Genesis 2. Livelihood 3. Self-respect 4. Social Responsibility
SECTION TWO: PRESENT
5. The Biotech Story 6. The Bank Story
SECTION THREE: FUTURE
7. Can You Work and Have A Life?
Why do so many Americans-working harder and longer and with less security than ever before-question the price of success demanded by today's hot-wired economy? Can you work and still have a life? Paula Rayman says, is yes. In this timely book, she offers a powerful blueprint for transforming the world of work, family, and community that is the downside of our relentlessly competitive culture. In this much-needed wake-up call to corporate America, Rayman shows why companies must go beyond the bottom line to survive and thrive. Drawing on her experience as a leading advocate for a more responsive workplace, she demonstrates how companies can organize for profit, productivity, and the desire of workers for a more rewarding quality of life. In a win-win agenda for changing outmoded organizations, she demonstrates convincingly that all successful transformations create workplaces that respect the need for dignity: security, self-respect, and the time and freedom to care for family and community.