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The Elgar companion to economics and philosophy
Marciano, Alain (contributor); Davis, John Bryan (contributor) - 2004
The Elgar Companion to Economics and Philosophy aims to demonstrate exactly how these two important areas have always …pt. 1. Political economy as political philosophy -- pt. 2. The methodology and epistemology of economics -- pt. 3 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851384
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Equality, rights, and the autonomous self : toward a conservative economics
Roth, Timothy P. - 2004
Modern liberalism asserts the transcendental, autonomous self's 'natural rights' against others' moralistic and political preferences, and regards the economist's utilitarian social welfare theory as instrumental to the achievement of 'social justice'. Timothy Roth argues that the liberal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474146
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Inventing leadership : the challenge of democracy
Wren, J. Thomas - 2007
The classical ideal of the leader -- Plato -- Thomas Aquinas -- Conclusion : fictions and implicit theories -- The classical ideal in republics -- Aristotle -- Niccolo Machiavelli -- James Harrington -- The implicit theories of the classical republicans -- Toward a new implicit theory and a new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419982
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A research agenda for organizational ethics
Jones, Jen (ed.) - 2023
. Drawing on the philosophy of existentialism, this thought-provoking Research Agenda questions and encourages deeper ethical … hermeneutics with existential philosophy, this discerning Research Agenda will offer students and scholars of organization studies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437080
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The quest for moral leaders : essays on leadership ethics
Ciulla, Joanne B. (contributor);  … - 2005
The quest for moral leaders is both a personal quest that takes place in the hearts and minds of leaders and a pursuit by individuals, groups, organizations, communities and societies for leaders who are both ethical and effective. The contributors to this volume, all top scholars in leadership...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851711
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The moral capital of leaders : why virtue matters
Sison, Alejo G. - 2003
Sison studies a wide range of recent management cases from the viewpoint of moral capital: the sorry state of US airport screeners before 9-11, the Ford Explorer rollovers and Firestone tire failures, the battle for the 'HP way' between Carly Fiorina and the heirs of the founding families, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851751
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Ethics and organizational practice : questioning the moral foundations of management
Sørensen, Bent Meier (contributor);  … - 2010
This timely book provides a collection of critical explorations and discussions of managerial ethics and their moral foundations. It is concerned with theoretical, conceptual and practical matters, and thus provides an open and broad approach to a very dense field of enquiry
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852066
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Philosophies of organizational change : perspectives, models and theories for managing change
Smith, Aaron; Skinner, James; Read, Daniel - 2020 - Second edition
Contents: 1. Introduction - 'changing philosophies' -- 2. The theory philosophy: 'changing theories' -- 3. The rational … philosophy: 'changing plans' -- 4. The biological philosophy: 'changing organisms' -- 5. The models philosophy: 'changing … consultants' -- 6. The institutional philosophy: 'changing conformity' -- 7. The resource philosophy: 'changing opportunities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012416729
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The challenges of capitalism for virtue ethics and the common good : interdisciplinary perspectives
Akrivou, Kleio (contributor); Sison, Alejo G. (contributor) - 2016
Introduction / Kleio Akrivou -- Part I the common good in history: virtue epistemology as knowledge foundation for the relationships between institutions, society and person(s) -- 1. The merchant and the common good: social paradigms and the state's influence in western history / Agustín...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419817
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Economics, competition and academia : an intellectual history of sophism versus virtue
Stabile, Donald - 2007
1. Introduction : markets, competition, and higher education -- 2. Sophism, academia, and Greek economics -- 3. Adam Smith and sophism : reaction to the endowment model -- 4. Virtue and early academia in the US -- 5. Academia and the rise of capitalism in the US -- 6. Corporate capitalism and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420014