{"product_id":"beyond-the-corporation","title":"Beyond the Corporation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e* Beyond the Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for our times.\u003c\/b\u003e Offering inspiration and vision in the wake of financial Armageddon, it is the story of ordinary people who share the ownership of the businesses where they work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* The enterprises come in all sizes: from companies employing just a few dozen people, to large corporations: John Lewis in the UK, employing 70,000 'partners'; Mondragon, a highly entrepreneurial group of over 100 businesses in Spain, employing more than 100,000; and many examples in the US, some employing tens of thousands. It would be hard to imagine a better informed, more involved or more enthusiastic set of employees - sharing the efforts of making their companies successful, and sharing all of the rewards. \u003cb\u003eUnusually in the corporate world, they control their own destinies - a situation beyond the dreams of most working people.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Erdal takes a hard look at those who insist, in the teeth of the evidence, that shared ownership will never work - a sorry tale, he argues, of prejudice masquerading as economic thinking. The book contains detailed case studies as well as interviews with a range of people, whose inspiring stories of success fly in the face of received wisdom. These successes include: high levels of productivity; sustained rapid growth; fast-moving, innovative responses to changing worlds; high levels of investment aimed at long-term prosperity; and, above all, the sheer happiness employees experience in working together in businesses that they own together, sharing the wealth that they create. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* At a time when the 'orthodox' corporate economy has been badly shaken, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e makes essential reading.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221607993688,"sku":"9781847921093","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781847921093_a91f907f-5b2c-4c77-ba01-660d42e52fcc.jpg?v=1777047358","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/beyond-the-corporation","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}