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Book SynopsisHow can businesses and business leaders help solve the big ethical, social and ecological challenges of today? Within this context this book offers theoretical and practical approaches to making the world a better place for existing and future generations. It uses diverse, often multidimensional frames of reference and illustrates them with real-life cases to show positive solutions.
The author’s broad professional background and humanistic worldview are reflected in his application of psychological and virtue-oriented theories as well as philosophical approaches. Some of the articles have an essay format, others share his experiences and experiments in his ethics classes using roleplays to cultivate empathic and prudent ethical behaviour.
A primary motivation of the book is to inspire leaders as well as teachers and students of leadership and business by enriching their worldviews to see ethics as a fundamental aspect at all levels of economic activity.
Table of ContentsContents: Johannes Brinkmann and Knut J. Ims: A Conflict Case Approach to Business Ethics – Johannes Brinkmann and Knut J. Ims: Good Intentions Aside: Drafting a Functionalist Look at Codes of Ethics – Knut J. Ims and Ove D. Jakobsen: Cooperation and Competition in the Context of Organic and Mechanic Worldviews: A Theoretical and Case- Based Discussion – Knut J. Ims and Ove D. Jakobsen: Consumerism and Frugality: Contradictory Principles in Economics? – Knut J. Ims and Laszlo Zsolnai: Holistic Problem Solving – Knut J. Ims and Ove D. Jakobsen: Competition or Cooperation? A Required Shift in the Metaphysics of Economics – Knut J. Ims and Laszlo Zsolnai: Self- Realization in Business: Ibsen’s Peer Gynt – Knut J. Ims, Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen, and Laszlo Zsolnai: How Economic Incentives Destroy Social, Ecological, and Existential Values: The Case of Executive Compensation – Knut J. Ims, Ove D. Jakobsen, AND Laszlo Zsolnai: Product as Process: Commodities in Mechanic and Organic Ontology – Knut J. Ims and Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen: The Future of Business Ethics: A Structured Dialogue Between the Participants – Knut J. Ims and Laszlo Zsolnai: Social Innovation and Social Development in Latin America, Egypt, and India – Knut J. Ims: Land Ethics in the Context of Economics and Commercialization Effects – Knut J. Ims: Caring Entrepreneurship and Ecological Conscience: The Case of Patagonia Inc. – Knut J. Ims: The Computer and Science as Bearers of Culture: From Intuition to Calculation – Knut J. Ims: Mismeetings: An Essay about Money, Urban Life, and the Ethics of Proximity – Knut J. Ims and Laszlo Zsolnai: Shallow Success and Deep Failure – Knut J. Ims: Deep Ecology – Knut J. Ims and Ove D. Jakobsen: Deep Authenticity: An Essential Phenomenon in the Web of Life – Knut J. Ims: Deep Ecology and Personal Responsibility – Knut J. Ims and Ove D. Jakobsen: Peace in an Organic Worldview – Knut J. Ims: Happiness and Human Flourishing – Knut J. Ims and Ove D. Jakobsen: Quality of Life – Knut J. Ims: Quality of Life in a Deep Ecological Perspective: The Need for a Transformation of the Western Mindset? – Knut J. Ims: Nature, Economics and Scream – Knut J. Ims: Deep Ecology and Its Relevance to Gross National Happiness and Bhutan – Knut J. Ims and Judith A. White: Learning Ethics in a Social Context: A Practical Guide Using Experiential Learning Theory – Knut J. Ims: The Consultant- Client Relationship: Personal Autonomy and Development Through Dialogue – Knut J. Ims and Morten Huse: Community in the Classroom: The Philosophy and Practice Behind a Course in Ethical Action – Knut J. Ims, Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen, and Maria Prestmo: Dialogue- Based Problem Solving: A Discussion Based on Experience from Teamwork among Ethics Students – Ove D. Jakobsen, Knut J. Ims, and Kjell Grønhaug: Faculty Members’ Attitudes Towards Ethics at Norwegian Business Schools: An Explorative Study – Knut J. Ims: «Take It Personally» – Knut J. Ims and Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen: From the Art of Reading to the Art of Leading: An Aristotelian Argument for Why Leaders Should Read Literature – Knut J. Ims and Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen: Personal Responsibility and Ethical Action – Knut J. Ims and Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen: Personal Responsibility for the Greater Good – Knut J. Ims, Truls Liland, and Magne Supphellen: The Importance of Calling in Realization of Life Projects: The Case of Maverick and Serial- Entrepreneur Hans Nielsen Hauge with Implications for Business Education.
