In this book, Jacob Dahl Rendtorff investigates moral blindness in
business and public administration based on Hannah Arendt’s concept
of banality of evil in her famous report on the Nazi-criminal Adolf
Eichmann trail in Jerusalem in 1961. Moral blindness and evil in
management is instrumental wrongdoing inflicted upon human beings as a
violation of their dignity and humanity. Organizational evil in
business, bureaucracies and public administration is analysed with
focus on obedience to authority and systemic role conformity of
managers and administrators. This includes the critical question about
how concepts of banality of evil and moral blindness can explain
ethical insensibility and lack of moral understanding in business and
administration. Rendtorff proposes a humanistic vision of management
and ethical leadership. Moral thinking, responsibility and moral
judgment is essential in management and governance in business and
administration. This book is a must-read for academics and
practitioners studying and working in philosophy of management,
business ethics, political philosophy, administration ethics and
corporate social responsibility.
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A Social Theory of Evil in Organizations and Institutions
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783030488574
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Springer Nature
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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