The Virtuous Organization

Author : Charles C. Manz
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789812818591

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Throughout her life, Gabrielle Chanel was close to the greatest artists of her time, including poets Jean Cocteau and Pierre Reverdy, painters Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, and composer Igor Stravinsky. The creative heritage of the House of CHANEL has continued throughout the decades, from Gabrielle Chanel to Karl Lagerfeld, in the form of a dialogue established between artists and authors. The impact of these individuals and others on Chanel’s designs is explored in detail throughout the book. Paintings, sketches, letters, documents, and rare archival photographs illustrate the influence of different eras and inspirations on the clothing, jewelry, and perfumes that have shaped fashion throughout the decades. Moving from the little black dress to the women’s suit to CHANEL No5, CULTURE CHANEL explores the bold path of a brand that has always known how to express the essence of its times, a fashion house that continues to be an enduring symbol of modernity.

Author : Charles C. Manz
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789812818607

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The Virtuous Organization by Charles C. Manz Pdf

This book focuses on a new and emerging, yet as old as recorded history, organizational concern: virtue. Virtue has recently become a topic of serious examination among organizational researchers and progressive companies who are exploring their role in creating new, more holistic, healthy, and humane work environments. With interdisciplinary insights by many of the world''s leading management thinkers, the book includes conceptual treatments, empirical research, and actual cases concerning virtuous behavior and leadership under conditions of crises, and ordinary and exemplary times.Until recently, scholarly research paid scant attention to virtue, especially in organizations. The pursuit of virtue, as opposed to the bottom line, remained outside the acceptable domain of practising managers faced with economic pressures and stakeholder demands. Concepts such as efficiency, return on investment (ROI), and competitive advantage were emphasized over more virtuous concerns such as caring, compassion, integrity and wisdom. The Virtuous Organization fills this void by presenting paradigm-shifting insights of leading scholars that have the potential to change the face of management thinking and practice for both this and future generations.

Author : Geoff Moore
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198793441

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Virtue at Work by Geoff Moore Pdf

This book provides an integrated and philosophically-grounded framework that enables a coherent approach to organizations and organizational ethics from the perspective of practitioners in the workplace, managers in organizations, and organizations themselves.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814470797

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Author : Alejo José G. Sison
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9400765096

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Handbook of Virtue Ethics in Business and Management by Alejo José G. Sison Pdf

This volume examines the breadth and depth of virtue ethics and aims to counter the virtue ethics amnesia that both afflicts general moral philosophy and affects business and management ethics. Divided into two parts, the handbook starts out with a historical introduction and chronology of the development of virtue ethics, providing a comprehensive assessment of its evolution and identifying the most influential authors and their works. The authors discussed include those who follow a philosophical or conceptual tradition in their treatment of virtue and those who belong to the research tradition of positive science, in particular, empirical, quantitative and applied psychology. The second part of the book discusses systematic approaches and major themes developed in virtue ethics. These contributions are conceptual, empirical/applied or case studies. They offer insight into the different topics to which virtue ethics has been applied, and show how virtue ethics has influenced the various operational areas of firms. Finally, they examine the virtue ethics responses to some of the most important issues that businesses and organizations face in the 21st century.​

Author : Alan Fowler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134190706

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The Virtuous Spiral by Alan Fowler Pdf

'The Virtuous Spiral is without doubt a most welcome addition to the body of knowledge that will continue to be highly valued in the NGO sector.' Ezra Limiri Mbogori, Director, Mwelekeo wa NGO (MWENGO), Harare 'Fowler demonstrates how development NGOs can engage in a virtuous spiral of performance-based learning that regenerates public trust. This is a timely book, dealing squarely with the confidence crisis faced by many NGOs in the South and North.' Louk De La Rive Box, Director, European Centre for Development Policy Management, Maastricht Sustainability is crucial for all institutions involved in international development. This work offers practical guidance on how to achieve it. There are three main kinds of sustainability and a section of the book is devoted to each: making the impact of the organization's work sustainable, ensuring continuity of funding, and making the organization itself sustainable to remain viable. Achieving all three creates a virtuous spiral. The book takes an organizational rather than a technical or impact-based approach to sustainability. It is based on extensive international research and offers many practical examples of sustainability and the difficult trade-offs involved.

Author : Alexandre Havard
Publisher : Scepter Publishers
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781594171116

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Virtuous Leadership by Alexandre Havard Pdf

Drawing on the lives of some of the greatest political, intellectual and religious leaders of modern times, and the author’s personal experience, Virtuous Leadership demonstrates that leadership and virtue are not only compatible, they are actually synonymous. Virtuous Leadership defines each of the classical human virtues most essential to leadership – magnanimity, humility, prudence, courage, self-control and justice. It demonstrates how these virtues promote personal transformation and the attainment of self-fulfillment. It also considers the Christian supernatural virtues of faith, hope and charity without which no study of leadership can be complete. The book’s final section, Towards Victory, offers a methodology for the achievement of interior growth tailored to the needs of busy, professional people intent on imbuing their lives with a transcendent purpose. Thus, the aim of Virtuous Leadership is ultimately practical. It is meant to be your guidebook in the quest for excellence.

Author : Kim S. Cameron,Marc Lavine
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006-08-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781576753903

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Making the Impossible Possible by Kim S. Cameron,Marc Lavine Pdf

Lessons from the cleanup of America's most dangerous nuclear weapons plant

Author : Daniel C. Russell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107001169

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The Cambridge Companion to Virtue Ethics by Daniel C. Russell Pdf

This volume addresses the history, future and contemporary application of virtue ethics.

Author : Linda Kavelin Popov,Dan Popov,John Kavelin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1997-06-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780452278103

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The Family Virtues Guide by Linda Kavelin Popov,Dan Popov,John Kavelin Pdf

Bring compassion, generosity, and kindness into your home with this essential interfaith parenting guide to raising kids in a virtuous and spiritual household, with week-by-week strategies for living your best lives. The most important job parents have is to pass basic virtues on to their children, and this invaluable book is designed to help make that job a little easier. Compiled by The Virtues Project, an international organization dedicated to inspiring spiritual growth in young and old alike, this multicultural, interfaith handbook shows parents and teachers how to turn words into actions and ideals into realities. Drawn from the world’s religions, the 52 virtues included here—one for each week of the year—nurture togetherness in family life. The simple strategies, which explain what a virtue is, how to practice it, and signs of success, will engage children of all ages in an exciting process of growth and discovery. This important book shows you how to: • Learn the language of integrity and self-esteem • Understand the five roles parents play • Discover ways to introduce sacred time into family life • Help children make moral choices The Family Virtues Guide gives adults and children the tools for spiritual and moral growth. Join the thousands of families discovering simple practices for bringing out the best in each other by sharing The Family Virtues Guide.

Author : Geoff Moore
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780192511959

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Virtue at Work by Geoff Moore Pdf

Virtue at Work is about good organizations, good managers, and good people, and how these can contribute to good communities. It provides an integrated and philosophically-grounded framework that enables a coherent approach to organizations and organizational ethics from the perspective of practitioners in the workplace, from the perspective of managers in organizations, as well as from the perspective of organizations themselves. The philosophical grounding comes from the work of the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre. In line with MacIntyre's own commitments, Virtue at Work makes philosophy down-to-earth and practical. It provides a new way of understanding ethics and organizations that is both realistic and attractive, but also challenging. And it also provides tough but realistic suggestions in order to put this approach into practice. Virtue at Work not only applies theory in a readable and compelling manner, but also shows how this has been applied to a wide variety of organizations and occupations. Examples are drawn from Architecture, Accounting, Human Resource Management, Banking, Investment Advising, Open Source Software, Pharmaceuticals, Fair Trade, the UK's National Health Service, Churches, and Journalism, among many others.

Author : Juan A. Mercado
Publisher : Springer
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319577029

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Personal Flourishing in Organizations by Juan A. Mercado Pdf

This book examines the important insights that psychology and philosophy can offer into the promotion of personal flourishing within organizations and the potential benefits that can accrue in terms of personal development, performance, goal achievement, and teamwork. The first part of the book develops a classical framework on happiness and the meaning of life, setting the stage on which significant aspects of institutional organization and its harmonization with ethics are addressed. The value of institutional ethics, flow, and mindfulness in creating a collaborative working environment that promotes self-fulfilment and enhances performance is then explored in depth, drawing on insights from contemporary psychology. Finally, concrete means of fostering personal flourishing within organizations are discussed. Here, the reader will find an evaluation of the effectiveness of coaching in promoting personal development and goal achievement as well as stimulating discussion of the interrelationship between team building, virtue, and personal flourishing. This book will be of interest to a wide range of professionals and academics within the fields of psychology and business.

Author : Kim S. Cameron,Gretchen M. Spreitzer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1105 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199989959

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The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship by Kim S. Cameron,Gretchen M. Spreitzer Pdf

Revised edition of: Oxford handbook of positive psychology and work / edited by P. Alex Linley, Susan Harrington, Nicola Garcea. -- Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.

Author : Patrick E. Murphy,Gene R. Laczniak
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136477874

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Ethics in Marketing by Patrick E. Murphy,Gene R. Laczniak Pdf

Understanding and appreciating the ethical dilemmas associated with business is an important dimension of marketing strategy. Increasingly, matters of corporate social responsibility are part of marketing's domain. Ethics in Marketing contains 20 cases that deal with a variety of ethical issues such as questionable selling practices, exploitative advertising, counterfeiting, product safety, apparent bribery and channel conflict that companies face across the world. A hallmark of this book is its international dimension along with high-profile case studies that represent situations in European, North American, Chinese, Indian and South American companies. Well known multinationals like Caterpillar, Coca Cola, Cadbury and Facebook are featured. The two introductory chapters cover initial and advanced perspectives on ethical and socially responsible marketing, in order to provide students with the necessary theoretical foundation to engage in ethical reasoning. A decision-making model is also presented, for use in the case analyses. This unique case-book provides students with a global perspective on ethics in marketing and can be used in a free standing course on marketing ethics or marketing and society or it can be used as a supplement to the readings for other marketing classes.

Author : Francis Fukuyama
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006490093

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Trust by Francis Fukuyama Pdf

The bestselling author of The End of History explains the social principles of economic life and tells readers what they need to know to win the coming struggle for global economic dominance.