Ontological Fundamentals for Ethical Management

Ontological Fundamentals for Ethical Management
Author: Dominik Heil
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2011-07-06
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9400718756

The book develops a philosophical foundation to the field of management education using the work of Martin Heidegger as a guiding philosophy. It asks the questions ‘what is a corporation?’ and ‘what is corporate management?’ These two questions are foundational for management thought in general and management ethics in particular. Most other academic fields are in some way defined and guided by a philosophical discourse. This philosophical discourse is largely missing in the field of management thought and education. Without this foundation it can never be clear what actually belongs into a certain academic discipline and what does not. It also therefore lacks a sound and well articulated ontological foundation critical for developing approaches to ethical management. This book seeks to fill this gap and consequently represents an interdisciplinary effort between the academic field of management/business administration and philosophy, which is vital for business ethics. Intended as required reading for an elective on philosophy of management that is offered annually at the Wits Business School / University of the Witwatersrand / Johannesburg. The structure of the course will be largely based on the structure of the book.

The Ontology and Function of Money

The Ontology and Function of Money
Author: Leonidas Zelmanovitz
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2015-12-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0739195123

The central thesis of the book is that in order to evaluate monetary policy, one should have a clear idea about the characteristics and functions of money as it evolved and in its current form. That is to say that without an understanding about how money evolved as a social institution, what it is today, and what is possible to know about monetary phenomena, it is not possible to develop a meaningful ethics for money; or, to put it differently, to find what kind of institutional arrangements may be deemed good money for the kind of society we are in. And without that, one faces severe limitations in offering a normative position about monetary policy. The project is, consequently, an interdisciplinary one. Its main thread is an inquiry of moral philosophy and its foundations, as applied to money, in order to create tools to evaluate public policy in regard to money, banking, and public finance; and the views of different schools on those topics are discussed. The book is organized in parts on metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and politics of money to facilitate the presentation of all the subjects discussed to an educated readership (and not necessarily just one with a background in economics).

Handbook of the Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics

Handbook of the Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics
Author: Christoph Luetge
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 1609
Release: 2012-10-09
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9400714947

The Handbook of Business Ethics: Philosophical Foundations is a standard interdisciplinary reference handbook in the field of business ethics. Articles by notable philosophers and economists examine fundamental concepts, theories and questions of business ethics: Are morality and self-interest compatible? What is meant by a just price? What did the Scholastic philosophers think about business? The handbook will cover the entire philosophical basis of business ethics. Articles range from historical positions such as Aristotelianism, Kantianism and Marxism to systematic issues like justice, religious issues, rights and globalisation or gender. The book is intended as a reference work for academics, students (esp. graduate), and professionals.

The Unicist Ontology of Evolution

The Unicist Ontology of Evolution
Author: Peter Belohlavek
Publisher: Blue Eagle Group
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2008-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9876510088

The ontology of evolution unveiled the nature of evolution. It covers from the evolution of living beings to the evolution of cultures. The ontological structure of evolution and the evolution laws discovered set the basis for grounded forecasts. It describes the ontological logical structure of human evolution and its deeds. The Unicist Ontology of Evolution is an approach to nature's "operational system." It describes the metamodel of nature which is abstract, fuzzy and law-driven. The discovery of the Ontogenetic Intelligence set the grounds for the natural evolution laws that changed the paradigms in the understanding of human nature. Ontogenetic intelligence provides the basic rules to adapt to an environment. It sustains the living being's unstable equilibrium. When, for any reasons, the ontogenetic intelligence is inhibited, the living being loses its equilibrium and its survival is endangered. The unicist ontology of evolution explains and predicts the evolution of living beings, their produces and their actions in a unified field, ruled by concepts and their natural laws. The research of the unicist ontology of evolution did not enter the field of the origin of life or the origin of the universe. The purpose of the research was to discover the origin of the rules of evolution, to diagnose and influence it. The development of this theory started in 1976 and ended in 2003 with the discovery of the origin of fallacies. Fallacies have been and remain a major obstacle to overcome for the understanding of institutions, countries and individuals. The discovery of the unicist laws of evolution opened new frontiers in the field of diagnoses and prognoses of individuals, institutions andcountries by using logical inference models. This theory enables the analysis of and influence upon complex realities. Its reliability has been proven in its application during the last three decades.

Phenomenology of the Political

Phenomenology of the Political
Author: Kevin Thompson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2013-03-14
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 940172606X

This volume is a collection of phenomenological investigations of the political domain. Its aim is to present recent examinations of political matters and to foster a renewal of this sort of inquiry in phenomenology generally. Although it has often gone unrecognized, investigations of this sort have been a part of the phenomenological project since its inception. Two phases can be identified: the first governed primarily by the methods of realistic and constitutive phenomenology, and the second under the guidance of existential and hermeneutical approaches. Standard accounts of the history of phenomenology begin, of course, with the publication of Husserl's Logische Untersuchungen (1900-1901) in which for the first time he publicly developed and applied his distinctively descriptive approach-the so-called method of eidetic analysis with its unique emphasis on the concept of evidence understood as intention fulfillment-to the fields of logical and mathematical systems. But those around him in Gottingen quickly saw the innovative character of this method and began employing it in a wide variety of other areas of research: literature, sociology, ethics, action theory, and even theology, for example.

Ecosystems Knowledge

Ecosystems Knowledge
Author: Samuel Szoniecky
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2018-05-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1119388791

To analyze complex situations we use everyday analogies that allow us to invest in an unknown domain knowledge we have acquired in a known field. In this work the author proposes a modeling and analysis method that uses the analogy of the ecosystem to embrace the complexity of an area of knowledge. After a history of the ecosystem concept and these derivatives (nature, ecology, environment ) from antiquity to the present, the analysis method based on the modeling of socio-semantic ontologies is presented, followed by practical examples of this approach in the areas of software development, digital humanities, Big Data, and more generally in the area of complex analysis.

Ontological Politics in a Disposable World

Ontological Politics in a Disposable World
Author: Dr Luigi Pellizzoni
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2015-08-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1472434943

This book explores the intertwining of politics and ontology, shedding light on the ways in which, as our ability to investigate, regulate, appropriate, ‘enhance’ and destroy material reality have developed, so new social scientific accounts of nature and our relationship with it have emerged, together with new forms of power. Engaging with cutting-edge social theory and elaborating on the thought of Foucault, Heidegger, Adorno and Agamben, the author demonstrates that the convergence of ontology with politics is not simply an intellectual endeavour of growing import, but also a governmental practice which builds upon neoliberal programmes, the renewed accumulation of capital and the development of technosciences in areas such as climate change, geoengineering and biotechnology.

Handbook of Mental Health Administration and Management

Handbook of Mental Health Administration and Management
Author: William H. Reid
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1134941013

Clinicians who understand mental health care administration in addition to their clinical fields are likely to be valuable to the organizations in which they work. This handbook is an accessible source of information for professionals coming from either clinical or management backgrounds. Sections offer coverage in: mental health administrative principles, mental health care management, business, finance and funding of care, information technology, human resources and legal issues.

Principles of Engineering Management

Principles of Engineering Management
Author: Jishan He
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 573
Release: 2023-10-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9819911680

This book presents a comprehensive overview of engineering management, giving readers a complete picture of this research field. Following an introduction, the book explores: • Engineering Management Ontology • Engineering Management Epistemology • Engineering Management Methodology • Engineering Management Decision Theory • Engineering Management Organization Theory • Engineering Management Value Theory • Engineering Management Innovation Theory • Engineering Management Environment Theory • Engineering Management Humanities • Engineering Management Ethics Theory The book includes case studies that demonstrate how various concepts can be practically applied to resolve real-world problems. The book is a valuable read for professionals of engineering management, management and systems engineering.

Rethinking Resource Management

Rethinking Resource Management
Author: Richard Howitt
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2002-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134805675

Rethinking Resource Management offers students and practitioners in resource management a sophisticated and convincing framework for rethinking the dominant approaches to resource management in a complex world.