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Civil Economy and Organisation

Towards Ethical Business Management

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Authors:
  1. Roberta Sferrazzo

    1. Department of Management, Audencia Business School, Nantes, France

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  • Provides an interdisciplinary look at the ethics of management
  • Provides a critical examination of traditional management ethos
  • Suggests a more compassionate approach to business and leadership for our turbulent times

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Premise: The Civil Economy Perspective

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    Pages 1-16

  3. Towards an Agapic Leadership

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    Pages 17-41

  4. Towards a Liberating Leadership

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    Pages 43-51

  5. Towards a Docile Relational Leadership

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    Pages 53-81

  6. Conclusions and Future Research Prospects

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    Pages 83-84

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 85-86
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About this book

This book aims to move beyond the concepts of 'bureaucracy', 'hierarchical control' and 'performance' that classic organizational and managerial studies often focus upon. Instead, it  considers these managerial leverages as instruments that are liable to lead to a decline in positive worker behaviors. It proposes a shift from traditional management towards a type of organization based upon self-control, equality and liberation - a model far better suited to the turbulent business environment of today. 

In order to support this analysis, it draws on interdisciplinary research, including the Italian Civil Economy tradition, the connection between agapic love and leadership, and philosophical perspectives on management. It will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of management studies, philosophy, organisation studies and business ethics. 




Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Management, Audencia Business School, Nantes, France

    Roberta Sferrazzo

About the author

Roberta Sferrazzo earned her Ph.D. in ‘Sciences of Civil Economy’ at LUMSA University (Rome, Italy) and is currently Assistant Professor in Management at AUDENCIA Business School (Nantes, France). She's author of numerous publications in the field of ‘human resource management’ in both Italian and international journals. Her research interests include: leadership styles; rituals in organizations; new forms of work organizations both from critical management studies and business ethics perspectives. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Civil Economy and Organisation

  • Book Subtitle: Towards Ethical Business Management

  • Authors: Roberta Sferrazzo

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59022-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-59021-5Published: 31 October 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-59022-2Published: 30 October 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 86

  • Topics: Corporate Social Responsibility, Faith, Spirituality and Business

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