The Shame of Reason in Organizational Change A Levinassian Perspective
Many problems associated with change in organizations can be traced back to the human factor. In the past, the worker was considered merely to be ‘a pair of hands’ (Henry Ford). Today, people wish to be taken seriously, if they are, they generally perform better. However, if organizations’ only moti...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2011, 2011
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2011 |
| Series: | Issues in Business Ethics
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Contents
- Editing translator’s introduction
- Preface; T he Shame of Reason in Organizational Change: a Levinasian Perspective
- Chapter 1
- : Introduction
- Chapter 2 Rationality: A Problem?
- Section 1: Problematic Rationality in Organization Studies
- Section 2: Problematic Rationality In Philosophy
- Chapter 3: Two Alternatives to Representationalism
- Chapter 4 Levinas on Rationality and Representation
- Section 1: Levinas on Representational Thought Handed Down to Him
- Section 2: The Position of Representation in Levinas’ own Philosophy
- Chapter 5 Levinas Translated to Organizations
- Section I: The Organisation Studies Literature
- Section 2: Cases
- Chapter 6 Conclusion.-Afterword
- Index
- Abbreviations used for the Works of Levinas
- Consulted Works