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S.A. Cortright - Rethinking the Purpose of Business: Interdisciplinary Essays from the Catholic Social Tradition (CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOU) - 9780268040086 - V9780268040086
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Rethinking the Purpose of Business: Interdisciplinary Essays from the Catholic Social Tradition (CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOU)

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Description for Rethinking the Purpose of Business: Interdisciplinary Essays from the Catholic Social Tradition (CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOU) Hardcover. This text challenges reigning shareholder and stakeholder management theories using theological and philosophical dimensions of the Catholic social tradition. The contributors debate issues including the ethics of profit-seeking, equity and efficiency in the firm and modern contract theory. Editor(s): Cortright, S.A.; Naughton, Michael J. Series: Catholic Social Tradition. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCM; HRCX6; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 689.

Rethinking the Purpose of Business challenges reigning shareholder and stakeholder management theories using philosophical and theological dimensions of the Catholic social tradition. In this useful book, the contributors, including management theorists, moral theologians, economists, ethicists, and attorneys, debate complicated issues such as the ethics of profit seeking, equity and efficiency in the firm, the shareholder value principle, social ethics of corporate management, the principle of subsidiarity, and modern contract theory.

While the contributors to this thought-provoking volume share a respect for the power of markets, they also assign value to community, common goods, and personal virtue. Essays combine organizational and ... Read more

Contributors Michael J. Naughton, Jean-Yves Calvez, Helen J. Alford, O.P., Charles Clark, S. A. Cortright, and Ernest Pierucci discuss the human implications of current shareholder and stakeholder theories. Robert Kennedy, James Gordley, and Dennis McCann assess the communitarian and personal principles of traditional Catholic social teaching as they relate to organizational and managerial theories. Peter Koslowski, Domènec Melé, Lee Tavis, and Timothy Fort consider how Catholic social principles ought to reshape our understanding of the firm. Jeff Gates, James Murphy, and David Pyke consider how concrete practices in ownership and job design should be affected.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Series
Catholic Social Tradition
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268040086
SKU
V9780268040086
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About S.A. Cortright
S. A. Cortright is associate professor of philosophy and tutor, Integral Curriculum of Liberal Arts, Saint Mary’s College of California, where he also serves as director of the John F. Henning Institute. Michael J. Naughton is director of the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought at the Center for Catholic Studies, St. Thomas University, St. Paul, ... Read more

Reviews for Rethinking the Purpose of Business: Interdisciplinary Essays from the Catholic Social Tradition (CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOU)
"An earnest collection of essays on what Catholic social teaching has to say about business and corporations and our role in them." —Commonweal “This is a worthwhile book and its contents ought to cause a more intense discussion of Catholic social doctrine among Catholics and others.” —New Oxford Review “...a selection of impressive and insightful essays by erudite authors concerning ... Read more

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