The Shame of Reason in Organizational Change A Levinassian Perspective /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: van der Ven, Naud (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Σειρά: Issues in Business Ethics, 32
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; Business.; Management science.; Ethics.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Business and Management, general.; Philosophy of the Social Sciences.

Many problems associated with change in organizations can be traced back to the human factor. In the past, the worker was considered merely to be ‘a pair of hands’ (Henry Ford). Today, people wish to be taken seriously, if they are, they generally perform better. However, if organizations’ only moti...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Contents
• Editing translator’s introduction
• Preface; T he Shame of Reason in Organizational Change: a Levinasian Perspective
• Chapter 1
• : Introduction
• Chapter 2   Rationality: A Problem?
• Section 1: Problematic Rationality in Organization Studies
• Section 2: Problematic Rationality In Philosophy
• Chapter 3: Two Alternatives to  Representationalism
• Chapter 4  Levinas on Rationality and Representation
• Section 1: Levinas on Representational Thought Handed Down to Him
•  Section 2: The Position of Representation in Levinas’ own Philosophy
• Chapter 5  Levinas Translated to Organizations
• Section I: The Organisation Studies Literature
• Section 2: Cases
• Chapter 6 Conclusion.-Afterword
• Index
• Abbreviations used for the Works of Levinas
• Consulted Works.