{"product_id":"broke-what-every-american-business-must-do-to-restore-our-financial-stability-and-protect-our-future-hardback-9780470504611","title":"Broke; What Every American Business Must Do to Restore Our Financial Stability and Protect Our Future (Hardback) 9780470504611","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBroke\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWhat Every American Business Must Do to Restore Our Financial Stability and Protect Our Future\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Mumford (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470504611, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 January 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, Charts: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Photos: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Tables: 35 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Graphs: 5 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.3 x 2.9 cm, 0.562 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat principled business leaders can do to solve America's current financial crisis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBroke\u003c\/i\u003e is a startling wake-up call for America and an honest accounting of what our future holds if we don't take charge and change our country for the better. If the business of America is business, then it's up to our business leaders to solve the mess we're in. \u003ci\u003eBroke\u003c\/i\u003e offers practical, nonpolitical, and nonpartisan solutions that every business leader can implement \u003ci\u003etoday\u003c\/i\u003e for a better \u003ci\u003etomorrow.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you operate a giant corporation or a local small business, you'll find practical steps to limit future risks, strengthen every business, stabilize the current economy, and help turn the country around. Author John Mumford has spent decades helping business leaders turn around failing companies. Now, he helps them to turn around a failing country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents bold initiatives and concrete steps every business leader can use to create a better future-for their businesses and for the country\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes practical, actionable steps for every business leader who wants to build for the future, while preserving the best of his or her existing enterprise.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how business leaders can contribute to the solutions for our problems concerning public debt, the environment, and international relations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a turnaround plan for the country ideal for use by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, small business organizations, non-profits and others as the centerpiece of a 2010 campaign for America's turnaround\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEndorsed by current and former CEO's, top business school leaders, former governors and senators, and leading journalists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesperate times call for creative, effective measures, not desperation. If you're a business leader, here's how you can do your part.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I BUSINESS LEADERSHIP IN TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY AMERICA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Down a Dark Road.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 The Dilemma—Is America Off Course?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Applying Timeless Principles to Business Leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Business Leadership and the Political Process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP AND FINANCIAL STABILITY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 The Vital Role of Business Leaders—Getting Your Enterprise in Top Shape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Overcoming the Declining Dollar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Managing Business Debt (So It Doesn't Manage You!).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Avoiding Derivatives and Financial Tsunamis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Preparing for Inevitable Disasters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Controlling Inflation's Damage to Business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Avoiding the Liquidity Traps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Maintaining Sound Business Pensions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Business and Our Nation's Financial Stability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III MANAGING VITAL RESOURCES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Water—Business and a New Direction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Business Solutions to Energy Gridlock.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Environment—Renewal and Redirection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Infrastructure Renewal—Business Can Lead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV PRINCIPLED BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AND OUR GLOBAL CHALLENGES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Business and Renewed International Relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Business and the Limits to Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Overcoming Technology Losses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Limiting the Impact of Terror.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Business Solutions for the Developing World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Business and International Environmental Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V BUSINESS: LEADING OR FOLLOWING—THE CHOICE IS OURS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 The Role of Principled Leadership in America's Turnaround.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 A Tale of Two Nations—Which Path Will We Choose?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A America's Economic \/ Business Leadership Failures: 1965 to the Present\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Repaying America's Debt: Staffing the National Service Corps: 2010 to 2030.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C Meeting America's Growing Power Demands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52276328890648,"sku":"9780470504611","price":17.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470504611_232551.jpg?v=1781366766","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/broke-what-every-american-business-must-do-to-restore-our-financial-stability-and-protect-our-future-hardback-9780470504611","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}