EMN UMass – Articles

 

Week 3 – Decision

3.1. Snoeyenbos, M., & Humber, J. (1999). Utilitarianism and business ethics. A companion to business ethics, 17-29. (PDF)

3.2. Bowie, N. E. (2002). A Kantian approach to business ethics. A companion to business ethics, 3-16. (PDF)

3.3. Weber & Derry (2007)  Cognitive moral development in Kolb, R. W. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of business ethics and society. Sage Publications. (PDF)

3.4. Solomon, R. C. (1999). Business ethics and virtue. A companion to business ethics, 30-37. (PDF)

3.5. Derrida. Aporia (pp. 11-15) (PDF)

  • Leading question: What is an aporia? How is it different from a problem?
  • You could look at the Oxford English Dictionnary (and Wikipedia) to help you understand the concept

 

Week 4 – Motivation

4.1. R. Kolb, ‘Golden parachutes’, in R. W. Kolb (ed.), Encyclopedia for Business Ethics and Society. Sage Publications (2008). (PDF)

4.2. Elson, C. (2003). What’s wrong with executive compensation?. Harvard Business Review, 81(1), 68-77. (PDF)

4.3. Harris, J. D. (2009). What’s wrong with executive compensation?. Journal of Business Ethics, 85(1), 147-156. (PDF)

4.4. Moriarty, J. (2009). How much compensation can CEOs permissibly accept?. Business Ethics Quarterly, 19(2), 235-250. (PDF)

4.5. Genealogy of Morality §11-17 (PDF)

 

Week 5 – Leadership

5.1. Mintzberg, H. (1998). Covert leadership: Notes on managing professionals. Harvard business review, 76, 140-148. (PDF)

5.2. Zaleznik, A. (1992). Managers and leaders: are they different?. Harvard Business Review, 70(2), 126-135. (PDF)

5.3. Carlson & Perrewe (1995). Institutionalization of organizational ethics through transformational leadership. Journal of business ethics, 14(10). (PDF)

5.4. Howell & Avolio (1992) The ethics of charismatic leadership: submission or liberation? Academy of Management Perspectives, 6(2), 43-54 (PDF)

5.5. Zizek, S. (2011). From democracy to divine violence. Democracy in what state, 100-120. (PDF)