Ebook: The Heart of the Good Institution: Virtue Ethics as a Framework for Responsible Management

This book addresses the question: how can institutions develop and maintain a good purpose? And how can managers contribute to this endeavour? Twelve contributions explore this question, using MacIntyrean inquiry as a basis for exploring four main themes: Can management be considered a practice in the MacIntyrean sense? What is the role of specific virtues in the development of a virtuous institution? What are management vices and what are the conditions in which they flourish? And, can we use MacIntyrean ideas to consider the management of all forms of institutions? The volume is an international and multidisciplinary collection, with contributions from well-known writers in the field of management ethics, and innovative contributions that use MacIntyrean inquiry as a lens to examine fields such as hospitality, user generated music content and social sustainability. The papers are unified by their concern for the achievement of organizational excellence and integrity through ethical management.

Unlike single author texts this edited volume brings together multiple perspectives on the topic of virtue ethics in management. In doing so, it explores the topic both more deeply and more widely than a single author can do.

Because of its breadth, this book has the potential to become a turn-to research tool for those interested in virtue theory’s relevance to other academic interests such as organizational behavior (including motivation theory and social psychology), literature, contemporary social issue criticism, and business management.

“Editors Harris, Wijesinghe, and McKenzie have crafted a tight, slim, and thematically consistent volume that will be indispensable to scholars and students with twin interests in business and virtue ethics. In particular, those working with MacIntyre’s ideas will find the thorough and complimentary explorations and applications of his ideas to serve, overall, as a cornerstone for their own work."

Brenden E. Kendall (2014), Harris, H., Wijesinghe, G., & McKenzie, S. (Eds.). (2013). The Heart of the Good Institution: Virtue Ethics as a Framework for Responsible Management. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer, in Michael Schwartz , Howard Harris (ed.) Achieving Ethical Excellence (Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, Volume 12) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.155 - 161

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This book addresses the question: how can institutions develop and maintain a good purpose? And how can managers contribute to this endeavour? Twelve contributions explore this question, using MacIntyrean inquiry as a basis for exploring four main themes: Can management be considered a practice in the MacIntyrean sense? What is the role of specific virtues in the development of a virtuous institution? What are management vices and what are the conditions in which they flourish? And, can we use MacIntyrean ideas to consider the management of all forms of institutions? The volume is an international and multidisciplinary collection, with contributions from well-known writers in the field of management ethics, and innovative contributions that use MacIntyrean inquiry as a lens to examine fields such as hospitality, user generated music content and social sustainability. The papers are unified by their concern for the achievement of organizational excellence and integrity through ethical management.

Unlike single author texts this edited volume brings together multiple perspectives on the topic of virtue ethics in management. In doing so, it explores the topic both more deeply and more widely than a single author can do.

Because of its breadth, this book has the potential to become a turn-to research tool for those interested in virtue theory’s relevance to other academic interests such as organizational behavior (including motivation theory and social psychology), literature, contemporary social issue criticism, and business management.

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This book addresses the question: how can institutions develop and maintain a good purpose? And how can managers contribute to this endeavour? Twelve contributions explore this question, using MacIntyrean inquiry as a basis for exploring four main themes: Can management be considered a practice in the MacIntyrean sense? What is the role of specific virtues in the development of a virtuous institution? What are management vices and what are the conditions in which they flourish? And, can we use MacIntyrean ideas to consider the management of all forms of institutions? The volume is an international and multidisciplinary collection, with contributions from well-known writers in the field of management ethics, and innovative contributions that use MacIntyrean inquiry as a lens to examine fields such as hospitality, user generated music content and social sustainability. The papers are unified by their concern for the achievement of organizational excellence and integrity through ethical management.

Unlike single author texts this edited volume brings together multiple perspectives on the topic of virtue ethics in management. In doing so, it explores the topic both more deeply and more widely than a single author can do.

Because of its breadth, this book has the potential to become a turn-to research tool for those interested in virtue theory’s relevance to other academic interests such as organizational behavior (including motivation theory and social psychology), literature, contemporary social issue criticism, and business management.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Front Matter....Pages 5-6
Re-imagining the Morality of Management: A Modern Virtue Ethics Approach....Pages 7-34
Management as a Practice....Pages 35-46
Judgement, Virtue and Social Practice....Pages 47-58
Courage as a Management Virtue....Pages 59-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-72
Virtue Ethics in Leadership Operations: A Pathway for Leadership Development....Pages 73-84
The Conscious Corporate Growth Strategic Approach and Its Implementation....Pages 85-96
Organisational Narcissism: A Case of Failed Corporate Governance?....Pages 97-109
YouTube as a Nascent Practice: A MacIntyrean Analysis of User-Generated Content....Pages 111-126
Front Matter....Pages 127-128
Embedded Moral Agency: A MacIntyrean Perspective on the HR Professional’s Dilemma....Pages 129-140
Can Hospitality Workers Engage in Virtuous Practice in a Commercial Context? A Study of Virtue Ethics and Virtues of Commerce....Pages 141-157
Thoughts on a MacIntyrean Approach to Social Sustainability Reporting....Pages 159-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Murdoch, Trollope and Drucker: Virtue Ethics as Conveyed by Stories....Pages 169-179
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Back Matter....Pages 181-183

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This book addresses the question: how can institutions develop and maintain a good purpose? And how can managers contribute to this endeavour? Twelve contributions explore this question, using MacIntyrean inquiry as a basis for exploring four main themes: Can management be considered a practice in the MacIntyrean sense? What is the role of specific virtues in the development of a virtuous institution? What are management vices and what are the conditions in which they flourish? And, can we use MacIntyrean ideas to consider the management of all forms of institutions? The volume is an international and multidisciplinary collection, with contributions from well-known writers in the field of management ethics, and innovative contributions that use MacIntyrean inquiry as a lens to examine fields such as hospitality, user generated music content and social sustainability. The papers are unified by their concern for the achievement of organizational excellence and integrity through ethical management.

Unlike single author texts this edited volume brings together multiple perspectives on the topic of virtue ethics in management. In doing so, it explores the topic both more deeply and more widely than a single author can do.

Because of its breadth, this book has the potential to become a turn-to research tool for those interested in virtue theory’s relevance to other academic interests such as organizational behavior (including motivation theory and social psychology), literature, contemporary social issue criticism, and business management.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Front Matter....Pages 5-6
Re-imagining the Morality of Management: A Modern Virtue Ethics Approach....Pages 7-34
Management as a Practice....Pages 35-46
Judgement, Virtue and Social Practice....Pages 47-58
Courage as a Management Virtue....Pages 59-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-72
Virtue Ethics in Leadership Operations: A Pathway for Leadership Development....Pages 73-84
The Conscious Corporate Growth Strategic Approach and Its Implementation....Pages 85-96
Organisational Narcissism: A Case of Failed Corporate Governance?....Pages 97-109
YouTube as a Nascent Practice: A MacIntyrean Analysis of User-Generated Content....Pages 111-126
Front Matter....Pages 127-128
Embedded Moral Agency: A MacIntyrean Perspective on the HR Professional’s Dilemma....Pages 129-140
Can Hospitality Workers Engage in Virtuous Practice in a Commercial Context? A Study of Virtue Ethics and Virtues of Commerce....Pages 141-157
Thoughts on a MacIntyrean Approach to Social Sustainability Reporting....Pages 159-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Murdoch, Trollope and Drucker: Virtue Ethics as Conveyed by Stories....Pages 169-179
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Back Matter....Pages 181-183
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