Between enterprise and ethics : business and management in a bimoral society / John Hendry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hendry, John, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business ethics.

Self-interest.

Social values.

Free enterprise--Moral and ethical aspects.

Free enterprise.

Industrial management--Moral and ethical aspects.

Industrial management.

Organizational behavior--Moral and ethical aspects.

Organizational behavior.

Moral conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Other Title:

Business and management in a bimoral society

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author explores the phenomenon of 'bimorality', whereby we live our lives by two contrasting sets of principles, one set by traditional modernity, the other by the modern emphasis on entrepreneurial self-interest. This book sets business within the context of this moral culture.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Obligation and Self-interest in an Ordered Society; The Power of Business; The Legitimacy of Self-interest; The Weakening of Moral Constraints; The Moral Culture of Contemporary Society; The Moral Tensions of Management; The Challenge of Contemporary Management; The Challenge for Contemporary Society; 2. Obligation, Self-interest, and the Development of Modern Society; Morality and Social Structure; The Growth of Civilization; Entrepreneurial Licence and Moral Duty; Moral Obligation in the Business Bureaucracy; Conclusion

3. Free Enterprise and the Power of BusinessThe Growth of Business and the Modern Company; Corporate Freedom and Corporate Power; From Local Influence to Global Dominance: Business Institutions in the Contemporary World; The Failure of Corporate Governance; 4. Economic Culture and the Legitimacy of Self-interest; The Economic Mindset; Economics and Popular Thinking; Economic Ideas in Business: The Flexible Economy and its Rules; Economic Thinking in Politics and the Public Sector; Economics, Self-interest, and Common Sense; 5. Technology, Liberalism, and the Weakening of Moral Constraints

The Collapse of Moral AuthorityThe Erosion of Cultural Boundaries; The Suburbanization of Society; Conclusion; 6. The Crisis of Morality and the Moral Culture of Contemporary Society; The Crisis of Morality; Summary and Review; The Bimoral Society; Conclusion; 7. The Moral Tensions of Management; Management, Morality, and the New Corporate Culture; The Manager as Boss; The Manager as Colleague: The Ethics of Teamwork; The Manager as Employee: Between Work and Home; The Paradox of Freedom; 8. The Challenge of Contemporary Management; Holding it all Together: The Challenge of Leadership

Maintaining a Moral Community: The Challenge of ManagementManaging Without Rules: The Challenge of Learning; 9. The Challenge for Contemporary Society; Globalization and its Problems; Rights, Humanity, and the Foundations of Moral Consensus; Regulation and Corporate Governance; 10. Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p.[261]-290) and index.

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ISBN:

9786610755127

0-19-926755-3

0-19-153311-4

1-280-75512-1

1-4237-7082-X

OCLC:

68623854