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World Inc. Excerpts
INDEX: K - P
A -C • D - G • H - J • K - P • R - S • T - W
K
Kiernan, Matthew, 215
Knowledge dependence, 99, 105-108
achievement, 106
development, 108-109
growth, 105-106
Knowledge depth, 99, 101-102
focus, 100
knowledge endurance, usage, 104
Knowledge endurance, 99, 103-105
dilemma, 104-105
Knowledge floors, 99, 102-103
focus, 100
Krum, Stacy, 223
Kugel, 148
Kunstler, Jim, 21
Kyoto Accord, 218
L
Lagging indicators, 191ƒ
Leaders
development, 111
firm control, 113
growth, path, 121-125
posture, 136-137
power, articulation, 116-118
trust, 8ƒ, 111
endnotes/bibliography, 262-265
value-based moves, 121
Leadership
future, 140-142
moves, change, 121-122
options
framing, 118
problems, 112-113
skills, development (endnotes/bibliography), 262-263
Leading indicators, 191ƒ
Lewis, C.S. (Two Cultures essay), 141
Lincoln, Abraham
deputies, discovery, 121
Gettysburg address, 141
leader, trust, 119-121
Lincoln on Leadership (Phillips), 119
Lovins, Amory, 184
Loy, Frank, 228-230
M
Macaulay, Lord Thomas Babington (essay/comments), 179-180
MAP. See Microenterprise Acceleration Program
Margin improvement, 55
Market access, creation, 62ƒ
Market behavior, observations, 168-169
Market-dominated minorities, wealth (capture), 171-172
Marketplace pressure, 138-139
Mason, Virginia, 131-132
Maytag, Neptune washing machines, 71
Mazda, technological innovation (opportunities), 93
McCloskey, Deirdre N., 179-180
McCracken, Rachel, 247-248
McDonough, William, 90
McKibben, Bill, 140
Mega global organizations, risk tolerance/social mitigation (determination), 38
Megatrends (Aburdene), 141
Microenterprise Acceleration Program (MAP), 170
Microfinance, usage, 170-171
Minano, Dennis, 93
MNCs. See Multinational corporations
Mok, Al, 200
Money
control, question, 205-208
importance, 209
discussion, 231-232
endnotes/bibliography, 275-277
investment, indicators, 191ƒ
power, 235-239
self-management, impossibility, 207
endnotes/bibliography, 271-275
social values, impact, 220-223
Money management, problems, 183
Multinational corporations (MNCs)
annual sales revenues, 39, 52
control, 4, 38, 52
environmental/socially beneficial products, production, 30-33
knowledge floors, increase, 99-100
opportunities, discovery, 167
role, 113
social obligations, 30
social response force, 230
success, 100
total assets, 38, 52
Mutual cooperation, 127
N
NASA
endnotes/bibliography, 249-250
innovation, 29-30
National Electronic Product Stewardship (NPESO) initiative, 179
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), 42
Natural disasters, IT impact, 169
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) guidelines, 199
Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries, usage, 81
Nissan Sentra Clean Air (CA), 87
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
interaction, 221-222
risks, accounting, 220
NPESO. See National Electronic Product Stewardship
NRDC. See National Resources Defense Council
O
O'Connor, Anne Marie, 174
sustainable value, optimism, 204-205
OEMs. See Original equipment manufacturers
Oil prices, public scrutiny, 38
Oil viability, 21
Oil wars/depletion, 20ƒ
Okuda, Hiroshi (perspectives), 74-75
Olson, Jim, 91
O'Neill, Paul, 132
Opie, John, 140
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), product toxicity (responsibility), 178
Orwell, George, 39
P
Packard, Dave, 146, 153
Paine, Lynn Sharp, 125-129
empirical studies, 126
Paine, Thomas, 22
Pearce, Harry, 88-89
Performance/price/social impact, gap, 43-44
Peters, Tom (endnotes/bibliography), 259
Petulla, Joseph, 140
Phillips, Donald T., 119
Piasecki, Bruce, 237-238
endnotes/bibliography, 248-249
Piazza, Sam, 154
Political factions, competition, 14
Poor population, business impact, 169-170
Poverty penalty, reduction, 168
Power, forms, 13-15
Prahalad, C.K., 167, 169
Press, Jim, 86
Prius. See Toyota
Procter & Gamble, secretiveness (reasons), 59
Products
differentiation, 55
endurance, development, 108-109
environmental/energy impacts, reduction, 163
failure, logic, 65
improvement
change, organization (endnotes/bibliography), 263-265
necessity, 234
innovation, 80ƒ
examples, 241ƒ
long-term viability, 44
stewardship, 175-179
value, social bundling, 55-56
Profit, personal fulcrum, 71
Progress, stagnancy, 28-30
Public expectations, increase, 32-33
Publicly traded ownership interest, 189-190
