Values, nature, and culture in the American corporation / William C. Frederick.
By: Frederick, William Crittenden
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BookSeries: Ruffin series in business ethics: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995Description: xviii, 313 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0195094115 ; 0195096746 .Subject(s): Corporate culture -- United States | Business ethics -- United States | Social responsibility of business -- United StatesDDC classification: 174.4 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 174.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00009687 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In Values, Nature, and Culture in the American Corporation, distinguished ethicist William Frederick explores issues of fundamental importance to all who aspire to conduct their business affairs ethically. He begins with an examination of the three value systems in business that are basicallyincompatible, and therefore in constant tension. The first is the need for managers to efficiently allocate resources for maximum profits. The second is the natural tendency for managers, in pursuit of the first goal, to accumulate power for its own sake. The third is the desire for people in thecommunity to create relationships that will perpetuate these communities. Frederick brings in a range of ideas and concepts from the social sciences as well as the natural sciences to illuminate his discussion. In the final section of the book he explores a range of issues of current concern tomanagers, including corporate culture and technology.
Includes bibliographical references (page 303) and indexes.
Values in business -- The original values of business -- The power-aggrandizing values of business -- The structure of corporate values -- The value of managers -- Ecologizing values and the business dilemma -- The values within technology -- The business ethics question -- A new normative synthesis -- Business and the moral process.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword (p. vii)
- Preface (p. ix)
- Acknowledgments (p. xiii)
- Prologue (p. 3)
- 1 Values in Business (p. 5)
- 2 The Original Values of Business (p. 27)
- 3 The Power-Aggrandizing Values of Business (p. 57)
- 4 The Structure of Corporate Values (p. 79)
- 5 The Values of Managers (p. 101)
- 6 Ecologizing Values and the Business Dilemma (p. 134)
- 6 The Values within Technology (p. 168)
- 8 The Business Ethics Question (p. 209)
- 9 A New Normative Synthesis (p. 245)
- 10 Business and the Moral Process (p. 277)
- Epilogue (p. 301)
- Bibliographic Note (p. 303)
- Name Index (p. 305)
- Subject Index (p. 309)