The ethics of the new economy : restructuring and beyond / edited by Leo Groarke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Groarke, Leo, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Downsizing of organizations--Moral and ethical aspects.

Downsizing of organizations.

Downsizing of organizations--Moral and ethical aspects--Canada.

Economic history--1990-.

Economic history.

Canada--Economic conditions--1991-.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is restructuring an underhanded way to make the rich richer and the poor poorer? Or is it necessary, although bitter, medicine for an ailing economy? In The Ethics of the New Economy: Restructuring and Beyond, professionals from the fields of philosophy, ethics, management, as well as those representing the groups affected by restructuring, tackle thorny ethical issues. Referring to concrete case studies, these timely essays discuss a variety of topics, including justified and unjustified restructuring; employers' obligations during the restructuring process; equity issues; the rise of part-time employment; the effects of restructuring on communities; the internal risks faced by restructuring corporations; deprofessionalization in health care; the consequences of restructuring in the developing world; philanthropy and cause-related marketing; corporate ""judo"" and restructuring; and responsible and irresponsible restructuring.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Editor's Introduction

What Are the University's Obligations in the New Economy?

The Ethics of Restructuring

The Case Against Restructuring

Restructuring the Welfare State: Leaner, Meaner, and Inequitable

Responsible and Irresponsible Restructuring

Responsible Restructuring in the Private Sector

Corporate Judo

Methods of Restructuring

Cause-Related Marketing: A Restructuring Alternative?

Realism, Restructuring, and Amalgamation: What Can We Learn from the Mega-mess in Toronto?

Ethics and Regional Health Boards

Downsizing, Change, and Ownership

The Process of Restructuring

What Restructuring Can Learn from EBDM

Discharging Employer Responsibilities to Employees during Major Organizational Change

Fair Change: Employment Equity and Restructuring

Pitfalls of Restructuring

Managing Risks in the Restructured Corporation: The Case of Dow Corning and Silicone Breast Implants

De-Professionalization in Health Care: Flattening the Hierarchy

The Restructuring Economy

Underemployment and the New Economy

Losing Community

Restructuring beyond the First World

Case Studies

Rebuilding the Province of New Brunswick

Community Health at the Willett Hospital

Alberta Education: Retooling through Deschooling

Bell Canada—from the Bottom Up: An Employee's Perspective

The Banking Sector: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Restructuring

Overview

Ethics and Restructuring: Obstacles, Challenges, and Opportunities

List of Contributors

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610925117

9781280925115

1280925116

9780889207974

0889207976

9780585161983

0585161984

OCLC:

44962938