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1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages) |
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1. Introduction: Subjects and Systems -- 1.1. Individuals in Organizations: Normative Theory's Blind Spot -- 1.2. Theorizing Organizations: Social Philosophy at the Meso-level -- 1.3. Reclaiming 'the System' -- 1.4. Structure of the Book -- pt. I MORAL RESPONSIBILITY IN CHALLENGING CONTEXTS -- 2. Moral Responsibility, Socially Embedded -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Attack on the Responsible Self -- 2.3. Saving Responsibility -- in Contexts -- 2.4. Responsibility for Contexts -- 2.5. Conclusion -- 3. Moral Norms in Social Contexts -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Pervasiveness of Morality -- 3.3. Basic Moral Norms and the Problem of Delineating the 'Overlapping Consensus' -- 3.4. Conclusion -- 4. Organizations: Hierarchies of Divided Labour -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Division of Labour and the Role of Hierarchies -- 4.3. Moral Violations and the Organizational Form -- 4.4. Embedding Moral Norms in Organizational Structures -- 4.5. Conclusion -- pt. II MORAL CHALLENGES OF ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE -- 5. Rules and their Discontents -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Rules of Thumb and Genuine Rules -- 5.3. Double-Edged Character of Organizational Rules -- 5.4. Psychological Complexities of Organizational Rules -- 5.5. Living with the 'Iron Cage' -- 5.6. Conclusion -- 6. Use of Knowledge in Organizations -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Knowledge in Organizations -- 6.3. Knowledge Gaps and their Moral Relevance -- 6.4. Knowledge and Respect -- 6.5. Epistemic Cultures in Organizations -- 6.6. Conclusion -- 7. Responsibility for an Organizational Culture -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Inescapability of Culture -- 7.3. Organizational Culture and Moral Norms -- 7.4. Cultural Slopes -- 7.5. Managing' Organizational Culture? -- 7.6. Signals and Reasons -- 7.7. Conclusion -- 8. Self and Role: Transformational Agency in Organizations -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. 'Selves' and 'Roles' -- 8.3. Moral Reflection and Organizational Roles -- 8.4. Transformational Agency: Moral Stewardship in Organizations -- 8.5. Offering Space for Moral Reflection: The Responsibility of Organizations -- 8.6. Conclusion -- pt. III ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONS IN SOCIETY -- 9. Organizations in Society: A 'Non-ideal' Approach -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. 'Bottom-Up' Requirements on Social Structures -- 9.3. Protecting Individual Rights -- 9.4. Channelling Pressures on Organizations -- 9.5. Conclusion -- 10. Organizations in Society: How Good Can It Get? -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Right to the Corporate Form -- 10.3. Reclaiming Knowledge -- 10.4. Meaningful Work in 'the System' -- 10.5. Democratizing 'the System' -- 10.6. Reclaiming 'the System' |
| Summary |
The world of wage labour seems to have become a soulless machine, an engine of social and environmental destruction. Employees seem to be nothing but 'cogs' in this system - but is this true? Located at the intersection of political theory, moral philosophy, and business ethics, this book questions the picture of the world of work as a 'system'. Hierarchical organizations, both in the public and in the private sphere, have specific features of their own. This does not mean, however, that they cannot leave room for moral responsibility, and maybe even human flourishing. 0Drawing on detailed empirical case studies, Lisa Herzog analyses the nature of organizations from a normative perspective: their rule-bound character, the ways in which they deal with divided knowledge, and organizational cultures and their relation to morality. The volume examines how individual agency and organizational structures would have to mesh to avoid common moral pitfalls and develops the notion of 'transformational agency', which refers to a critical, creative way of engaging with0one's organizational role while remaining committed to basic moral norms. The volume goes on to explore the political and institutional changes that would be required to re-embed organizations into a just society. Whether we submit to 'the system' or try to reclaim it, Herzog argues, is a question of eminent political importance in our globalized world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-294) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 10, 2018) |
| Subject |
Organizational sociology -- Philosophy
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Organizational change -- Philosophy
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Organizational change -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Business ethics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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Organizational sociology -- Philosophy
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Organizational change -- Philosophy
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Business ethics
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Organizational change -- Moral and ethical aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191868658 |
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0191868655 |
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9780192566126 |
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0192566121 |
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