TY - BOOK AU - Jackman,David TI - Corporate maturity and the "authentic company" T2 - Business law collection, SN - 9781631577772 AV - HD58.7 PY - 2018///.] CY - New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) PB - Business Expert Press KW - Corporate culture KW - authentic company KW - BS8904 KW - corporate culture KW - corporate maturity KW - ethical space KW - ethics KW - governance KW - human maturity KW - ISO37101 KW - risk management KW - social maturity KW - soft engineering KW - sustainable community standards KW - sustainable development KW - values-led KW - [genre] KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-142) and index; Part I. What --; 1. Introduction --; 2. What is corporate maturity? --; 3. General model of corporate maturity --; 4. A short self-test --; 5. Business case --; 6. Costs of immaturity --; Part II. How --; 7. Five elements that develop maturity --; 8. Ethics --; 9. Culture --; 10. Good governance --; 11. Sustainable outcomes and community --; 12. Place, purpose, and meaning --; Part III. Why --; 13. Regulatory maturity --; 14. Social maturity --; 15. A very human journey --; 16. The authentic company --; 17. Conclusions --; Bibliography --; About the author --; Index; Access restricted to authorized users and institutions; 2; b; Also available in printing N2 - Corporate maturity is a valuable concept in that it provides a holistic view of an organization's performance, sustainability, and resilience. We present a general model of corporate maturity, which is applicable to any sector, with four main stages of development. We demonstrate how an organization can enhance its maturity through a focus on ethics, good governance, and community outcomes. We find that more mature organizations are those that find connections between corporate purpose and wider social and human needs. The authentic company, much in demand by investors, consumers, regulators, and employees is one that can be trusted to deliver these needs as result of deeply embedded integrity, uncompromising unconditionality and outcomes rooted in the community UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ciu.edu?url=https://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/BEPB0000721.html ER -