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Title: BETWEEN ENTERPRISE AND ETHICS
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT IN A BIMORAL SOCIETY
By: John Hendry
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0199267553
ISBN 13: 9780199267552
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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 4 March, 2004
Pages: 310
Description: This book sets the world of business in the context of contemporary moral culture. It identifies the key challenges of business leadership and management today, and shows how they relate to more general developments in society. The book sheds new light on the problems of business ethics and on the challenges of corporate governance and corporate social responsibility, but it can also be read as a stimulating and socially relevant general introduction to business andmanagement.
Synopsis: We live in a 'bimoral' society, in which people govern their lives by two contrasting sets of principles. On the one hand there are the principles associated with traditional morality. Although these allow a modicum of self-interest, their emphasis is on our duties and obligations to others: to treat people honestly and with respect, to treat them fairly and without prejudice, to help and care for them when needed, and ultimately, to put their needs above our own. On the other hand there are the principles associated with the entrepreneurial self-interest. These also impose obligations, but of a much more limited kind. Their emphasis is competitive rather than cooperative: to advance our own interests rather than to meet the needs of others. Both sets of principles have always been present in society but in recent years traditional moral authorities have lost much of their force and the morality of self-interest has acquired a much greater social legitimacy, over a much wider field of behaviour, than ever before. The result of this is that in many situations it is no longer at all apparent which set of principles should take precedence.In this book John Hendry traces the cultural and historical origins of the 'bimoral' society and explores the challenges it poses for the world of business and management. The developments that have led to the 'bimoral' society have also led to new, more flexible forms of organizing, which have released people's entrepreneurial energies and significantly enhanced the creative capacities of business. Working within these organizations, however, is fraught with moral tensions as obligations and self-interest conflict and managers are pulled in all sorts of different directions. Managing them successfully poses major new challenges of leadership, and 'moral' management, as the technical problem-solving that previously characterised managerial work is increasingly accomplished by technology and market mechanisms. The key role of management becomes the political and moral one of determining purposes and priorities, reconciling divergent interests, and nurturing trust in interpersonal relationships. Exploring these tensions and challenges, Hendry identifies new issues for contemporary management and puts recognized issues into context.He also explores the challenges posed for a post-traditional society as it seeks to regulate and govern an increasingly powerful and global business sector.
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Imprint: Oxford University Press
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