Description |
1 online resource (266 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART ONE: Introductory; PART TWO: The Story of Ajax; PART THREE: Learning from the Ajax Story; PART FOUR: Justice as Human Wisdom; AFTERWORD: AJAX AND ODYSSEUS: FROM BATTLEFIELD TO BOARDROOM; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
Summary |
We live in a world where CEOs give themselves million dollar bonuses even as their companies go bankrupt and ordinary workers are laid off; where athletes make millions while teachers struggle to survive; a world, in short, where rewards are often unfairly meted out. In The Ajax Dilemma, Paul Woodruff examines one of today's most pressing moral issues: how to distribute rewards and public recognition without damaging the social fabric. How should we honor those whose behavior and achievement is essential to our overall success? Is it fair or right to lavish rewards on the superstar at the expe |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Fairness.
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Justice.
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Reward (Ethics)
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Leadership.
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Leadership
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Fairness
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Justice
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Leadership
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Reward (Ethics)
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2010053101 |
ISBN |
9780199877560 |
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0199877564 |
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0199356882 |
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9780199356881 |
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0199768617 |
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9780199768615 |
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0199912416 |
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9780199912414 |
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0190267585 |
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9780190267582 |
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9786613297235 |
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6613297232 |
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