Human Action in Business: Praxiological and Ethical Dimensions

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Praxiology deals with working and doing from the point of view of effectiveness. It has three components: analysis of concepts involving purposive actions; critique of modes of action from the viewpoint of efficiency; and normative advisory aspects in recommendations for increasing human efficiency. This fifth volume of the Praxiology series is devoted to Human Action in Business:... Read more

Praxiology deals with working and doing from the point of view of effectiveness. It has three components: analysis of concepts involving purposive actions; critique of modes of action from the viewpoint of efficiency; and normative advisory aspects in recommendations for increasing human efficiency. This fifth volume of the Praxiology series is devoted to Human Action in Business: Praxiological and Ethical Dimensions. The adjective praxiological here means not only related to praxiology as human theory, but also assessed against the dimensions of effectiveness and efficiency. Adding also the ethical dimension, one defines the universe of the discourse about conduct characteristic of business, the economy, and management.

Topics in business and management philosophy and theory are discussed by eminent contributors from different corners of the world: P. Ulrich (Switzerland); M. Bohata (Czech Republic); S. K. Chakreborty (India); J. Donaldson, H.E. Sternberg, and P. Graham (U.K.); H. van Lujik and H. Hummels (The Netherlands); O. Loukola (Finland); Y. Pesqueux and I. Tovey (France); T.A. Mathias (India); W. W. Gasparski, A. Lewicka-Strzalecka and J. Sojka (Poland); M. Tamari (Israel); R. E. Freeman, R. G. Kennedy, S. Natale, J. A. Matel, N. Bowie, D. McCann, L. V. Ryan, P. Werhane, and K. Goodpaster (United States). Selected speeches by Pope John Paul II addressed to managers, businessmen, and general audiences involved in the economy are also included in this volume.

In Volume 5, invited specialists examine the praxiological and ethical aspects of human action under the rubric of the "Triple E": Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Ethics. The volume opens with contributions reflecting on the praxiological and ethical foundations for business followed by sections discussing human action from the perspectives of religious beliefs and cultural diversity. Another section illustrates the application of these principles to business. The concluding chapters examine praxiology and ethics as the moral agenda for professional education. The volume is a must read for economists, businesspeople, social scientists, and policymakers.

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1: Business Activity and the Triple “E”; 1: Praxiology and Ethics: The Business Ethics Case; 2: Towards an Ethically-Based Conception of Socio-Economic Rationality: From the Social Contract Theory to Discourse Ethics as the Normative Foundation of Political Economy; 3: A Teleological Approach to Business Ethics; 4: Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Ethics: A Stakeholder View; 5: Moral Reasoning in Business Ethics; 6: Business Ethics and the Process of Organizing: An Interaction Perspective; 2: The Triple “E” in Business from a Religion Perspective; 7: Pope John Paul II and Business Practice; 8: Addresses to Managers, Business People, and General Audiences *; 9: Firms, Business Ethics, and Society: From an Academic to a Protestant Standpoint; 10: Human Values and Indian Ethos; 11: Determining the Criteria of Ethical Behavior; 12: Catholic Morality and the Knowledge Society: The Shifting Terrain of Business Ethics; 3: The Triple “E” in Business versus Cultural Diversity; 13: Praxiology: Components of Managerial Action in a Diverse Working Environment; 14: Ethical Leadership in a Free Society 1; 15: The Ethics of a Woman Management Thinker: Mary Parker Follett (1868 - 1933); 16: Background Institutions and Free Markets; 17: Some Ethical Aspects of Transition and the Revival of Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic; 18: Ethical Decision Making in India; 19: Reasoning in Internationa] Business Ethics: Three Cases *; 4: Implementation of the Triple “E” Principles; 20: Implementing Praxiological Principles in Business; 21: The Moral Foundations of Capitalism; 22: Ethics in the Market; 23: Industrial Regeneration: Designing Technical Methods that Serve Ethical Values; 24: Employment Practices in the Contemporary American Workplace 1; 5: The Fourth “E” – Education for Effective, Efficient, and Ethical Business; 25: Praxiology and the Moral Agenda of Professional Education 1; 26: Business Ethics as a New Discipline; 27: Management Teaching and Cultural Bias: The Misconceptions of Quality 1; 28: Management Education for the Triple “E”: Experiences from Different Cultures; 6: Notes about the Authors

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Wojciech W. Gasparski

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