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Book SynopsisVirtuosity in Business shows how ethics is crucial to every aspect of business. The book applies the philosophical concept of virtue to the competitive realm of the marketplace, and argues that ethical firms are guided by the invisible law of virtuosity, which discourages misconduct and rewards good corporate citizenship.
Trade Review"
Virtuosity in Business is an important book, particularly in today's troubled economy. Kevin Jackson successfully presents a model for the importance of ethics in business that integrates economics and ethics. Value creation becomes a ubiquitous term that inexorably ties these two seemingly separate modes of thinking together so that virtuosity in business inevitably entails virtue and a commitment to moral standards. A must read." * Patricia H. Werhane, Institute for Business and Professional Ethics at DePaul University *
"A valuable contribution to a broader, deeper, and more systematic conception of business ethics. Jackson's emphasis on virtuosity rightly makes the point that business needs to be, and to be seen as, a noble activity." * Georges Enderle, University of Notre Dame *
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction
1 Virtue and Character
2 Authenticity and Freedom
3 The Art of Business
4 Trust, Personhood, and the Soul of an Enterprise
5 Discerning a Higher Law
6 Polycentered Phronēsis
7 Moral-Cultural Undertones of the Financial Crisis
8 Symphony of Soft Law
9 Theme and Variations
Conclusion
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
