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‘The Performance Economy’ bridges the gap between the 2010 Lisbon Objectives of the European Union - higher growth and more jobs - and the sustainability objective to reduce the resource consumption - energy and materials - especially of industrialised countries:
ANNOUNCING A NEW BOOK ON SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICS: Stahel, Walter (2006) The Performance Economy, Palgrave-Macmillan, London, 288 pages, ISBN 0230007961
The books shows how, by thinking ‘smart’, companies and governments can economically profit from technological progress and at the same time contribute to sustainable development. Replete with both successful and failed examples, this useful tool for tomorrow’s functional economy
- introduces the business models that turn knowledge into better performance, more jobs and greater wealth,
- describes how to improve the manufacturing process, product service sales and performance over time,
- shows how traditional techniques and innovations for renewal of precious resources can create both manual and skilled jobs, resulting in lower unemployment, lower energy consumption and reduced resource throughput – three ingredients for economic growth.
Chapter 1: Producing Performance
Introduces the "€-per-kg"ratio to measure wealth creation in relation to resource consumption and shows strategies how to significantly boost this ratio.
Chapter 2: Managing Performance Over Time
Introduces the ‘manhour-per-kg’ ratio to measure job creation in relation to resource consumption and highlights ways to radically increase this ratio.
Chapter 3: Selling Performance
Presents the business models that enable entrepreneurs to achieve synergies by profitably exploiting these three objectives.
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| Flyer.pdf | 286.53 KB |
| Mandarin edition of the Performance Economy (scan) | 194.44 KB |
