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Book SynopsisThe theme of this book is moral leadership in action as it manifests itself implicitly and explicitly in European business organizations. We understand leadership as interplay among people at all levels within organizations and also within the economic system by which people are bound together through particular forms of interaction.
The contributions collected in this volume mirror the plurality of approaches we find in the theoretical writings of academics in different European countries. The additional business cases from six different nations show how leaders actually have adopted and integrated working with values in their own organizations, i.e. how they put moral leadership into action. While the selected papers are not meant to be representative of each country, particular economic and cultural traditions are apparent in both thinking and managing moral leadership. The contributors, by presenting this emerging multicultural pattern of Europe, contribute to a better and more knowledgeable understanding of how European business leaders pursue their goals.
Managers, students and teachers in business, ethics and leadership studies will find this volume an indispensable guide to the unique contributions of European leadership scholars.
Trade Review'This comprehensive volume . . . is particularly suited to teachers and students within the higher education sector having an interest in business and management ethics.' -- Economic Outlook and Business Review
Table of ContentsIs Europe distinctive from America? An overview of business ethics in Europe, Laura Spence; "Unternehmensethik" in German-speaking countries - economic rules versus moral argumentations? Sonja Grabner-Krauter; the economic approach to corporate citizenship - the main argument, Bernhard Seitz; normative stakeholder management - balancing legitimate claims, Stephan Cludts; moral character and the relationship effectiveness - an empirical investigation of trust within organizations, Manuel Becerra and Lars Huemer; reducing opportunism through moral commitment - the ethical paradox of management, Luk Bouckaert; rational discourse as a foundation for ethical codes, J. Felix Lozano; accessing, managing and sustaining moral competence in organizations - a case study, Heidi von Weltzien Hoivik; how to implement business ethics in a French multinational - a case study, Fred Seidel and Henry-Benoit Loosdregt; codes of ethics, their design, introduction and implementation - a Polish case, Wojciech W. Gasparski; building moral competence in organizations - the difficult transition from hierarchical control to participative leadership, Rafael Esteban and Jane Collier; national champions in a unified market - the BSCH-Champalimaud Case, Alejo Jose G. Sison; "green" business practices - why should companies get involved? Eleanor O'Higgins and Eamonn Harrigan; corporate ethics and social responsibilities - principles and practice at Siemens AG, Gerhard Hutter; cultural differences of values-driven management - the value-management programmes of General Electric Company and Siemens AG, Eberhard Schnebel; from attitude to action - strategy for development of values and attitudes, Christen Andreas Larsen; moral competence - a non-relativistic, non-rationalistic definition, Tomas Brytting; habits of the heart - arguments for an ineffable, social grammar, Verner C. Petersen; ethical competence training for individuals and organizations, Iordanis Kavathatzopoulos; the hard questions of international business - some guidelines from the ethics of war, Greg M. Reichberg.
