Seven Management Moralities

For the first time, Seven Management Moralities delivers a comprehensive overview of all forms of moral and immoral behaviour displayed by management. Utilising Kohlberg's ascending scale of seven moralities, the book includes the ethics of Aristotle, Kant, Utilitarianism, Bauman, Habermas, and Singer.

List of contents

List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Introducing Seven Management Moralities Seven Moralities and Management Seven Moral Philosophies of Management Stage 1: The Management Morality of Obedience and Punishment Stage 2: The Management Morality of Selfishness and Egoism Stage 3: The Management Morality of Conforming to Social Virtues Stage 4: The Management Morality of Law and Order Stage 5: The Management Morality of Utilitarian Welfare Stage 6: The Management Morality of Universalism Stage 7: The Management Morality of Environmentalism Conclusion: Morality and Management Notes Bibliography Index

About the author

THOMAS KLIKAUER is Senior Lecturer at the School of Management, University of Western Sydney, Australia. His research interests include management ethics, Hegelian ethics of Sittlichkeit and critical theory and Frankfurt School. His previous publications include Communication and Management at Work (2007), Management Communication - Communicative Action & Ethics (2008) and Critical Management Ethics (2010).

Summary

For the first time, Seven Management Moralities delivers a comprehensive overview of all forms of moral and immoral behaviour displayed by management. Utilising Kohlberg's ascending scale of seven moralities, the book includes the ethics of Aristotle, Kant, Utilitarianism, Bauman, Habermas, and Singer.

Product details

• Authors: T Klikauer, T. Klikauer
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9781349350476
• ISBN: 978-1-349-35047-6
• No. of pages: 339
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 19 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 534 g
• Illustrations: XI, 339 p.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Management, B, Planning, Leadership, Human Resource Management, Economics, Organization, Business Strategy/Leadership, Organizational theory & behaviour, Economics, general, business strategy, Business Ethics, Management & management techniques, Personnel & human resources management, Personnel Management, Management science, Business Strategy and Leadership, Palgrave Business & Management Collection