Compassion in the Context of Capitalistic Organizations: Evidence from the 2011 Brisbane Floods

Despite common assumptions that capitalism and compassion are contradictory, we theorize that compassion (1) can be compatible with capitalism, and (2) may either manifest or be inhibited within capitalistic society through a range of organizational approaches. These, in turn, result in varying cons...

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Authors: Simpson, Ace Volkmann (Author) ; Pina e Cunha, Miguel (Author) ; Rego, Arménio (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2015
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 130, Issue: 3, Pages: 683-703
Further subjects:B Pro-social behavior
B Compassion
B Virtues
B Capitalism
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