TY - BOOK AU - Freeman, Edward TI - Bridging the values gap: how authentic organizations bring values to life SN - 9781626568150 U1 - 658.408 EDW-R PY - 2015/// CY - India PB - Harper Collins Publishers KW - Strategic planning--Employee participation KW - Value KW - Economic value added KW - Social responsibility of business KW - Strategic planning -- Employee participation N1 - Business has a values problem. It's not just spectacular public scandals like Enron (which, incidentally, had a great corporate values statement). Many companies fail to live up to the standards they set for themselves, alienating the public and leaving employees cynical and disengaged-resulting in lower productivity, less innovation, and sometimes outright corruption. The reason, argue top scholars and consultants Edward Freeman and Ellen Auster, is that most companies' values are handed down from on high, with no employee input or discussion. This practically invites disconnects between inte ER -