French Philosophy and Social Theory A Perspective for Ethics and Philosophy of Management /

• Main Author: Rendtorff, Jacob Dahl (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Ethical Economy, Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy, 49
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Ethics.; Sociology.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Sociology, general.

This book demonstrates how the conceptual resources of contemporary French philosophy from the early 20thCentury to the present day can be applied to give us new perspectives on business ethics and the ethics of organizations. In providing an overview of possible applications,the book covers a wide...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Introduction: Basic concepts of business ethics
• 2. Early contemporary French philosophy and business ethics
• 3. Phenomenology and existentialism
• 4. The epistemological tradition and organizations
• 5. Structuralism and post-structuralism
• 6. Postmodernism and hyper modernism
• 7. Discussion: What can French philosophy do for business ethics?