RESEARCH

THESIS: By embedding unconditional love into a business’s operating system, Agápe Capitalism increases profitability, purpose, and positive local and global impact.

Evidence for Agápe

Why The Golden Rule Is Still Golden And How Businesses Can Embrace It

Gosnell, K. (2019, April 23). Why the Golden Rule is still golden and how businesses can embrace it. Forbes.
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2019/04/23/why-the-golden-rule-is-still-golden-and-how-businesses-can-embrace-it/

Beyond the Bottom Line: Why Putting People First Matters

Britt, R. R. (2020, August 17). Beyond the bottom line: Why putting people first matters. U.S. Chamber of Commerce: CO—. 
https://www.uschamber.com/co/start/strategy/putting-employees-before-profits

Two Key Principles in Business: “Doing the Right Thing” and “Doing Things Right”

Trustnet.trade. (2023, March 29). Two key principles in business: “Doing the right thing” and “doing things right.” Trustnet.trade.
https://trustnet.trade/en/blogs/trustnet-trade-two-key-principles-in-business-doing-the-right-thing-and-doing-things-right

1.7: Ethics - Doing the Right Thing

O'Halloran, L. (2024, June 12). 1.7: Ethics - doing the right thing. In Power of Selling. LibreTexts; Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Northeast_Wisconsin_Technical_College/Power_of_Selling_(NWTC)/01%3A_What_is_Sales/1.07%3A_Ethics_-_Doing_the_Right_Thing

Unconditional Love in the Workplace: Q+A

Mossbridge, J., & Mickos, M. (2024, June 3). Unconditional love in the workplace: Q+A. Medium. 
https://jmossbridge.medium.com/unconditional-love-in-the-workplace-q-a-daeb285c4e35

DEFINITIONS

What Is Capitalism?

Jahan, S., & Mahmud, A. S. (2015, June). What is capitalism? Finance & Development, 52(2). International Monetary Fund.
https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/series/back-to-basics/capitalism

What is Unconditional Love?

Mossbridge, J. (2022, August 25). What is unconditional love? Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS).
https://noetic.org/blog/what-is-unconditional-love/

Profiting from the Golden Rule

Reichheld, F. (2011, October 25). Profiting from the Golden Rule. Bain & Company.
https://www.bain.com/insights/profiting-from-the-golden-rule-hbr/


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