Adam Smith’s Vision of the Ethical Manager

Bragues, George

doi:10.1007/s10551-010-0600-4

Cited by 13 publications

(11 citation statements)

References 23 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Bishop notes that even if everyone ought to pursue their own interest, or is at least permitted to, there is no reason to believe that self-interested reasons are the only reasons for action (Bishop 1995). The ''amorality in the executive suite'' is very far removed from Smith's ideal of the virtuous, networked, socially embedded and embodied person (Bishop 1995, p. 169;Bragues 2009). It is also far removed from Nietzsche's insistence that we question conventional morality.…”

Section: Understanding What Is At Stake For Human Actors In Businessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(135). Bragues (2009) describes the ideal manager as someone with a very active impartial spectator: ''Smith's ideal manager will endeavour to personally live up to the standards enforced by an impartial spectator of his conduct, a theoretical entity reflecting the ethical requirements posed by the manager's social networks and stakeholder relationships'' (Bragues 2009, p. 447). In this way, we become capable of moral imagination (Werhane 1999).…”

Section: Resolving Moral Tensions and Procuring Moral Action: Smith Omentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Strengthening “Giving Voice to Values” in Business Schools by Reconsidering the “Invisible Hand” Metaphor

Painter‐Morland

Slegers

2017

J Bus Ethics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The main contention of this paper is that our ability to embed a consideration of values into business school curricula is hampered by certain normative parameters that our students have when entering the classroom. If we don't understand the processes of valuation that underpin our students' reasoning, our ethics teaching will inevitably miss its mark. In this paper, we analyze one of the most prevalent metaphors that underpin moral arguments about business, and reveal the beliefs and assumptions that underpin it. By revisiting the content of Adam Smith's ''invisible hand'' metaphor, we show that the moral content of the metaphor has been significantly misconstrued through its subsequent reception in economic

show abstract

Section: Understanding What Is At Stake For Human Actors In Businessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resolving Moral Tensions and Procuring Moral Action: Smith Omentioning

confidence: 99%

Strengthening “Giving Voice to Values” in Business Schools by Reconsidering the “Invisible Hand” Metaphor

Painter‐Morland

Slegers

2017

J Bus Ethics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The Easterlin Paradox of economics found no significant difference in happiness levels between rich and developing countries [19]. Adam Smith has long pointed out that the well-being of workers comes from social progress, not from the peak of social wealth [20]. When there is social stagnation or regression for all sectors of society it can be filled with hardship and little pleasure.…”

Section: Theoretical Foundation and Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 99%

How Urban Public Service Affects the Well-Being of Migrant Workers: An Empirical Analysis Based on the Theoretical Perspective of Social Comparison Theory

Li¹,

Yin²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2022

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Government city management is facing higher requirements with the development of the number of migrant workers. Therefore, improving their subjective well-being is a significant practical problem that the government must consider in public governance. This research discusses the influence of public service satisfaction on the well-being of urban migrant workers from the perspective of social comparison theory and the role of the sense of social equity and social conflict in the process of this influence. Using the structural equation modeling and moderated mediating mechanism analysis, the results show that: (1) the satisfaction of social and economic public service significantly and positively affects subjective well-being. (2) The sense of social equity completely mediated the influence of the satisfaction of public social service on well-being and partly mediated the influence of the satisfaction of public financial service on well-being. (3) The sense of social equity and conflict have a moderated mediating effect for social and economic public service satisfaction on well-being. Finally, the article concludes with some suggestions to improve the well-being of migrant workers based on the conclusion of the study.

show abstract

“…Economics and stresses the fact that in their behavior individuals are strongly influenced by social context (Bragues, 2009). …”

Section: Variable Description and Data Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

When EU Leaders Speak, the Markets Listen

Wisniewski

Moro

2014

European Accounting Review

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

We use content analysis software to examine certain characteristics of communications arising from European Council meetings. These characteristics appear to explain a large proportion of variation in stock returns around the meeting dates. More specifically, stock market investors react favorably when the conclusions and declarations issued by heads of states convey a positive sentiment and demonstrate a stance of moral rectitude. On the other hand, the returns tend to be negative when the communications are obfuscated by an excessive use of abstract words and fixated on regional rather than global issues. JEL Classifications: F50, G12, G14, G15

show abstract

Adam Smith’s Vision of the Ethical Manager

Abstract: Adam Smith, business ethics, social networks, network ethics, self-interest, virtue, corporate social responsibility,

Cited by 13 publications

References 23 publications

Strengthening “Giving Voice to Values” in Business Schools by Reconsidering the “Invisible Hand” Metaphor

Strengthening “Giving Voice to Values” in Business Schools by Reconsidering the “Invisible Hand” Metaphor

How Urban Public Service Affects the Well-Being of Migrant Workers: An Empirical Analysis Based on the Theoretical Perspective of Social Comparison Theory

When EU Leaders Speak, the Markets Listen

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About