TOMS shoes : effective altruism? / Garrett Pendergraft.

In the one-for-one business model, a purchaser of, for example, a pair of shoes simultaneously purchases a pair of shoes for a child in need. This model, popularized by TOMS shoe company in 2006, has been remarkably successful. The driving force behind the success is most likely the emotional appeal...

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Main Author: Pendergraft, Garrett (Author)
Format: Ebook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2021.
Series:SAGE Business Cases.
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Online Access:SAGE
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Summary:In the one-for-one business model, a purchaser of, for example, a pair of shoes simultaneously purchases a pair of shoes for a child in need. This model, popularized by TOMS shoe company in 2006, has been remarkably successful. The driving force behind the success is most likely the emotional appeal of the one-for-one idea. The TOMS model has been criticized, however--not just for being less effective than advertised, but for arguably doing more harm than good. Whether or not this latter charge is true, the TOMS story serves as an illustrative starting point for an exploration of the ways in which commonsense thinking about charity and philanthropy is often wrong. Examining these criticisms will set the stage for an examination of the influential "effective altruism" movement and invite the reader to think more deeply about different ways of doing good in the world.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:152974282X
9781529742824
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