The Virtuous Organization

by Manz, Charles C.; Cameron, Kim S.; Manz, Karen P.; Marx, Robert D.; Neal, Judi

• ISBN13: 9789812818591
• ISBN10: 9812818596
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-07
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Summary

"This book focuses on a new and emerging, yet as old as recorded history, organizational concern: virtue. With interdisciplinary insights by many of the world's leading management thinkers, the book includes conceptual treatments, empirical research, and actual cases concerning virtuous behavior and leadership under conditions of crises, and ordinary and exemplary times."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. vii
The Virtuous Organization: An Introduction	p. 1
The Virtuous Organization and Crises	p. 17
Organizational Healing: Lived Virtuousness Amidst Organizational Crisis	p. 21
Making Sense of Organizational Actions with Virtue Frames and Its Links to Organizational Attachment	p. 45
Forgiveness from the Perspectives of Three Response Modes: Begrudgement, Pragmatism, and Transcendence	p. 67
The Spiritual Challenges of Power, Humility, and Love as Offsets to Leadership Hubris	p. 97
The Virtuous Organization and Ordinary Times	p. 113
The Language of Virtues: Toward an Inclusive Approach for Integrating Spirituality in Management Education	p. 117
Leveraging Psychological Capital in Virtuous Organizations: Why and How?	p. 141
Europe Versus Asia: Truth Versus Virtue	p. 163
Peter F. Drucker on Mission-Driven Leadership and Management in the Social Sector: Interviews and Postscript	p. 171
Corporate Global Citizenship: Successful Partnering with the World	p. 181
The Virtuous Organization and Exemplary Times	p. 209
Virtuous Leadership: A Theoretical Model and Research Agenda	p. 211
Spirituality in Action: The Fred Rogers' Way of Managing through Lifelong Mentoring	p. 231
The Positive Potential of Tempered Radicals	p. 247
Fortune Sr. Writer Marc Gunther on "The Role of Virtues in Spiritual Leadership"	p. 259
The Corporate Conduct Continuum: From "Do No Harm" to "Do Lots of Good"	p. 279
Closing Comments: Reflections on What Matters Most	p. 287
Contributing Authors	p. 299
Artist's Statement	p. 307
Special Permission	p. 309
Index	p. 311
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