| The Virtuous Organization Contributor(s): Charles C Manz (Author) |
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ISBN: 9812818596 ISBN-13: 9789812818591 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Organizational Behavior - Psychology - Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management |
| Dewey: 174.4 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9" (1.35 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book focuses on a new and emerging, yet as old as recorded history, organizational concern: virtue. Virtue has recently become a topic of serious examination among organizational researchers and progressive companies who are exploring their role in creating new, more holistic, healthy, and humane work environments. With interdisciplinary insights by many of the world's leading management thinkers, the book includes conceptual treatments, empirical research, and actual cases concerning virtuous behavior and leadership under conditions of crises, and ordinary and exemplary times.Until recently, scholarly research paid scant attention to virtue, especially in organizations. The pursuit of virtue, as opposed to the bottom line, remained outside the acceptable domain of practising managers faced with economic pressures and stakeholder demands. Concepts such as efficiency, return on investment (ROI), and competitive advantage were emphasized over more virtuous concerns such as caring, compassion, integrity and wisdom. The Virtuous Organization fills this void by presenting paradigm-shifting insights of leading scholars that have the potential to change the face of management thinking and practice for both this and future generations. |