Imperfect Duties of Management
The Ethical Norm of Managerial Decisions
Authors: Robinson, Richard
Free Preview- Poses a norm to better grasp the ethical or non-ethical behavior of managers
- Classifies imperfect managerial duuty into three broad categories
- Describes a managerial nexus of imperfect duty that makes clear the trade-offs involved
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- About this book
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This book uses Kant's idea of imperfect duty to extend the theory of the firm. Unlike perfect duty which is contractual or otherwise legally binding, imperfect duty consists of those commitments of choice that pursue some moral value, but that have practical limits to their pursuit. The author presents a broad view of the imperfect duties of management, defined as a nexus of all commitments to do good involving relations internal and external to the firm. This nexus consists of three overlapping categories of (i) building a virtuous managerial community, (ii) pursuing reasoned managerial discourse, and (iii) diligent and reasoned pursuit of the body of routine managerial duties such as capital budgeting and internal controls. Specific applications of the nexus theory for stakeholder relations via fair negotiation, and for analysis of the effects on the managerial team of perquisite consumption are presented.
This book has major implications for research in business ethics and allows critical insights into managerial decision making.
- About the authors
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Richard M. Robinson is Professor of Business Administration at SUNY Fredonia, USA. His research explores the ethical foundation of managerial behavior.
- Reviews
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“With his background in economics and finance, Robinson’s conception of the philosophical underpinnings regarding imperfect duty is a valuable and insightful extension to the contracts theory of the firm. Its relevance to stakeholder and managerial relations are significant and worth consideration.” (Dr. James E. Payne, Provost, Benedictine University, USA)
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Introduction: The Nexus of Imperfect Duty and the Ethical Norm
Pages 1-10
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Kant’s Categorical Imperative and Moral Duties
Pages 11-38
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The Nexus of Managerial Imperfect Duty and Its Conceptual Advantages
Pages 39-64
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Relations of Virtue
Pages 65-88
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Reasoned Managerial Discourse
Pages 89-128
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Imperfect Duties of Management
- Book Subtitle
- The Ethical Norm of Managerial Decisions
- Authors
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- Richard Robinson
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-99792-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-99792-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-99791-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-07634-4
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 241
- Number of Illustrations
- 5 b/w illustrations
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