TY - BOOK ID - 135471446 TI - Bridging the values gap : how authentic organizations bring values to life AU - Freeman, R. Edward AU - Auster, Ellen R. AU - Mackey, John AU - Sisodia, Rajendra PY - 2015 SN - 1609949587 1609949579 9781609949570 9781609949587 9781609949563 PB - Oakland, California : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., DB - UniCat KW - Value. KW - Economic value added. KW - Strategic planning KW - Employee participation. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135471446 AB - 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 -