Management as a Domain-Relative Practice that Requires and Develops Practical Wisdom

Although Alasdair MacIntyre has criticized both the market economy and applied ethics, his writing has generated significant discussion within the literature of business ethics and organizational studies. In this article, I extend this conversation by proposing the use of MacIntyre’s account of the...

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Autor principal: Beabout, Gregory R. (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
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Publicado em: 2012
Em: Business ethics quarterly
Ano: 2012, Volume: 22, Número: 2, Páginas: 405-432
Outras palavras-chave:B Business Ethics
B Practice
B Virtue
B MacIntyre
B Gerenciamento
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Resumo:Although Alasdair MacIntyre has criticized both the market economy and applied ethics, his writing has generated significant discussion within the literature of business ethics and organizational studies. In this article, I extend this conversation by proposing the use of MacIntyre’s account of the virtues to conceive of management as a domain-relative practice that requires and develops practical wisdom. I proceed in four steps. First, I explain MacIntyre’s account of the virtues in light of his definition of a “practice.” Second, I examine his distinction between “practices” and “institutions.” Third, I explain what I mean by a “domain-relative practice” and defend the claim that it is helpful to conceive of management in those terms. Finally, I highlight several features of practical wisdom as a virtue developed in and integral to standards of excellence within management as a domain-relative practice.
ISSN:2153-3326
Obras secundárias:Enthalten in: Business ethics quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/beq201222214