Chapter 1. Introducing the Language of Managerialism -- Chapter 2. Models of Managerialism -- Chapter 3. Twelve Language Areas of Managerialism -- Chapter 4. The Language of Managerialism and its Infiltration of the Lifeworld -- Chapter 5. Business Schools and the Language of Managerialism --...

The paper titled "The importance of ethics in management decisions" examines key issues and factors that determine the accuracy of managerial ethics, proposed a model for examining the ethical guide management decisions, and outline some ways to improve performance in managerial ethics

Maintaining economic output during COVID-19 pandemic can result in benefits for a firm's shareholders but comes at a potential cost to public health. Using novel retail store-level data, we examine how a CEO's political leanings, measured by political donations, impacts this tradeoff. We...

CEO compensation is increasingly being linked to ESG outcomes. In this paper, we provide evidence that ESG targets in CEO pay reflect stakeholder welfare. Using granular information on contract design from Swedish firms, we show that ESG-linked contracts are more likely for CEOs with broader...

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Stakeholders are increasingly concerned with the social and environmental impacts of modern corporations. These concerns have led to directly incentivizing CEOs by making their pay contingent on ESG outcomes. In this paper, we propose to examine the implications of ESG-linked pay on the CEO...