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87Real knowledge managersThe Philosophers' Magazine 49 (49): 77-80. 2010.There is a presumption that it is the philosophers who know the truth, and the business people who need to be told it. However, business is a unique phenomenon. At no time in human history has anything quite like this been seen before. Unreflective or no, crises or no, poverty or no, something works in this system.
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44Kirkeby’s Management Philosophy: A Critical Reflection (review)Philosophy of Management 3 (2): 67-74. 2003.
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36The Ideal of Professionalism: A Discussion of Bob Brecher’s ‘Against Professional Ethics’Philosophy of Management 5 (3): 71-78. 2005.Bob Brecher raises a critique of professional ethics on the basis that it is less concerned with the protection of the public and is more a legalistic device that protects professionals from being accountable, often by defining certain issues out of court. His argument is criticised on the basis that it focuses upon the existing professions, and does not address the general idea of professionalism. This paper presents professionalism as being based in the idea of a job well done, which in turn h…Read more
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32FOCUS: Consistency and sympathy changing attitudes through moral theoriesBusiness Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility 3 (4). 1994.Arguments may have little effect in changing people's views, but trying to sympathise with another's point of view can open the possibility of changing one's own attitude. Dr.Griseri is Director of the MBA Programme at the Management Centre, London Guildhall University, 84 Moorgate, London EC2M 6SQ
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30In Defence of Principles? A Response to Lurie and AlbinJournal of Business Ethics 83 (4): 615-625. 2008.This article presents a response to a recent article by Yotam Lurie and Robert Albin in which they discuss and present the merits of casuistry as a method for resolving moral dilemmas in business, principally by developing 'edifying' perspectives on the situation, and in doing so highlight the shortcomings of principles (such as the categorical imperative) in generating insights and thereby moral choices. The present article accepts the importance of cases and examples as a source of insight, bu…Read more
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26Real knowledge managersThe Philosophers' Magazine 49 77-80. 2010.There is a presumption that it is the philosophers who know the truth, and the business people who need to be told it. However, business is a unique phenomenon. At no time in human history has anything quite like this been seen before. Unreflective or no, crises or no, poverty or no, something works in this system.
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25What Do We Know about Organisations? A Socratic DialoguePhilosophy of Management 6 (3): 3-22. 2008.A street in downtown New York. Enter Socrates and a leading twenty-first century entrepreneur.
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22Philosophy and Organization edited by Campbell Jones and René Ten Bos (Routledge 2007) (review)Philosophy of Management 12 (1): 67-73. 2013.
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18Editorial - Ethics and Politics in the Philosophy of ManagementPhilosophy of Management 15 (2): 95-97. 2016.
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18An Introduction to the Philosophy of ManagementSage Publications. 2013.Electronic inspection copies are available for instructors What and who is business for? What exactly is work and how can we distinguish it from other activity? Do businesses operate along different ethical lines from individuals? This clear and accessible text introduces key philosophical concepts and ideas and applies them to fundamental issues in management and organizations. Written for business and management students with no previous knowledge of philosophy, this text will lead readers to …Read more
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14Popular Management Books: How they are made and what they mean for organisations by Staffan Furusten (review)Philosophy of Management 1 (2): 89-92. 2001.
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12Examines the complexity of people's value systems and how these can be taken account of and managed. Taking a critical approach, the text explores the diversity of reasons why people act ethically, or not, at work. Chapters include The Dishonest Manager and The Myth of Shared Values.
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1The Master of the Passions? An Examination of the Role of Reason in ActionDissertation, University of Kent at Canterbury (United Kingdom). 1988.Available from UMI in association with The British Library. ;Is reason the slave of the passions? In Part I it is argued that neither the humean nor the kantian answers to this question can be maintained simpliciter. Each side of the controversy has to make significant concessions to the other. One consequence of this is that humean and kantian approaches to action are less clearly distinguished than might initially be supposed. ;In Part II several central notions are examined. The idea of a pre…Read more
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1In Search of Business EthicsFinancial Times/Prentice Hall. 1997.As demonstrated repeatedly in the press, unethical decisions lead to damaged reputations and financial loss in business. This practical briefing provides board members and executives with advice on handling key business areas where ethics are essential.