The foundations of organizational evil / Carole L. Jurkiewicz, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jurkiewicz, Carole L., 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational behavior--Moral and ethical aspects.

Organizational behavior.

Corporate culture--Moral and ethical aspects.

Corporate culture.

Good and evil.

Business ethics.

Organizational sociology.

Industrial sociology.

Physical Description:

x, 326 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2012]

Summary:

This collection of 17 essays emerges in light of growing reports of corporate abuse in a number of contexts--government, business, nonprofit, and academia--and boldly asserts that in many of these cases we cannot call them anything but evil. The essays push the concept of evil beyond traditional theological and personalistic discourses to account for the dynamics of organizational evil, as well as situate evil in the context of over-all organizational capacities. Specific essays include an exploration of the psychology of evil in interpersonal and corporate contexts, evil in ecclesiastical organizations, how organizations use power for good and evil, the argument of "necessary evil for the greater good," unconsciousness and organizational evil, utopian evil, and legal ethics. The authors are mostly academics with backgrounds in public administration, business and management, political science, social and organizational psychology, economics, law, and psychiatry. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Part I The Nature of Organizational Evil

1 Evil at Work / Carole L. Jurkiewicz Jurkiewicz, Carole L., Dave Grossman Grossman, Dave 3

2 The Dynamics of Administrative Evil in Organizations / Guy B. Adams Adams, Guy B., Danny L. Balfour Balfour, Danny L. 16

3 Machiavellians and Organizational Evil / Barbara Oakley Oakley, Barbara 31

4 Evil in Public Administration: A Contrary Perspective / H. George Frederickson Frederickson, H. George 77

5 On the Psychology of Evil in Interpersonal and Corporate Contexts / David R. Mandel Mandel, David R. 87

Part II Understanding Organizational Evil

6 Power in Organizations: Good vs. Evil / Arthur D. Martinez Martinez, Arthur D., Gerald R. Ferris Ferris, Gerald R., Miriam Moellei Moellei, Miriam, Michael Harvey Harvey, Michael 105

7 Holy Evil / Patrick Dob el el, Patrick Dob 124

8 Imagining and Managing Organizational Evil / Melvin J. Dubnick Dubnick, Melvin J., onathan B. Justice Justice, onathan B., Domonic A. Bearfield Bearfield, Domonic A. 142

9 For "the Greater Good": Exposing the Parody of Necessary Evil-Exemplars from Organizational Life / Margaret H. Vickers Vickers, Margaret H. 163

10 The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa: Understanding Roots of and Responses to Societal Evil / Edith van't Hof Hof, Edith van't, Dan J. Stein Stein, Dan J. 180

11 Unconsciousness and Organizational Evil / Gerson Moreno-Riano Moreno-Riano, Gerson 188

12 The Four Roots of Organizational Evil / Michael R. Ent Ent, Michael R., Roy F. Baumeister Baumeister, Roy F. 203

Part III Faces of Organizational Evil

13 The Evil of Utopia / Stewart Clegg Clegg, Stewart, Miguel Pina e Cunha Cunha, Miguel Pina e, Arménio Rego Rego, Arménio 225

14 Lawyers' Ethics in Decline / Martha Derthick Derthick, Martha 245

15 The Moral Dimension of Security Outsourcing / Frank Anechiarico Anechiarico, Frank, John Dehn Dehn, John 258

16 Devolution / Larry M. Zwain Zwain, Larry M. 277

17 Organizational Systemic Factors of Evil in an Academic University Culture / Geri Miller Miller, Geri 289.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780765625588

076562558X

0765625598

9780765625595

OCLC:

740630281