Moral mazes : the world of corporate managers / Robert Jackall.

Author
Jackall, Robert [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
20th anniversary ed.
Published/​Created
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description
ix, 294 pages ; 24 cm

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    "This classic study of ethics in business presents an eye-opening account of how corporate managers think the world works, and how big organizations shape moral consciousness. Robert Jackall takes the reader inside a topsy-turvy world where hard work does not necessarily lead to success, but sharp talk, self-promotion, powerful patrons, and sheer luck might. What sort of everyday rules-in-use do people play by when there are no fixed standards to explain why some succeed and others fail? In the words of one corporate manager, those rules boil down to this maxim: "What is right in the corporation is what the guy above you wants from you. That's what morality is in the corporation." This brilliant, disturbing, funny look at the ethos of the corporate world presents compelling real life stories of the men and women charged with running the businesses of America. This anniversary edition includes an afterword by the author linking the themes of Moral Mazes to the financial tsunami that engulfed the world economy in 2008."--Publisher's description.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Moral probations, old and new
    • The social structure of managerial work
    • The main chance
    • Looking up and looking around
    • Drawing lines
    • Dexterity with symbols
    • The magic lantern
    • Invitations to jeopardy.
    ISBN
    • 9780199729883 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 0199729883 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2009027219
    OCLC
    318409794
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