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Responsible Decision Making

By: Laszlo Zsolnai

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“What should I do?,” “How should I deal with this?,” “How should I behave?,” “How should I act?” we ask ourselves daily. But, this is only the first part of the sentence, while the full sentence is “What should I do … to achieve such and such?”, for example to complete an assigned task, to do well before my boss or a client, to be pleased with myself, to carry out my plans, to make money in the stock market, to pass an exam, to complete an application, etc. These and similar questions that people ask, consciously or not, openly or not, are decisions. What skills must we master, especially when there is a need to make not only elementary decisions, but also decisions that affect the existence, health, and even lives of people? First, Laszlo Zsolnai writes that we should acquire the skill of gaining knowledge. Only then will we stand a chance of reacting to things that are improbable today, but could become a fact tomorrow. Also essential is the skill of designing, i.e., preparing actions conceptually in order to make decisions before irreversible changes occur. Finally, it is essential to master the skill of multidimensional judgment within the space defined by effectiveness, efficiency, and ethics. This is Zsolnai’s attempt to build a model of making ethical decisions both effectively and efficiently. Therefore, the model is much broader than purely an analytical framework would be. It must tell us how to act rather than limit us to reflection on actions already performed; it must combine decision and praxiological analysis of human conduct. The proposed model enlarges the scope of the debate and suggests new avenues of both rational and responsible decision making. This is an original statement of the crossover of policy and morality.

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Transaction Publishers

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1412812313

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Beyond Self

Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of Economics

By: Laszlo Zsolnai

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Beyond Self

Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of Economics

By: Laszlo Zsolnai

This book addresses ethical and spiritual issues in economics. Its central premise is that the extreme focus on the self by economic actors leads to the destruction of material and non-material values. Throughout, the author argues that self-interest-based actions have a detrimental impact on nature, future generations, and society at large.

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Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

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3034317727

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9783034317726

Responsible Decision Making

By: Laszlo Zsolnai

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Ethics, Meaning, and Market Society

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Ethics, Meaning, and Market Society

By: Laszlo Zsolnai

This book explores the underlying causes of the pervasive dominance of ‘unethics’ in contemporary affairs in economics, business, and society. It is argued that the state of unethics is related to the overexpansion of market and market values in all spheres of social life and human activities. A correlate of this development is the emergence of an extremely individualistic, materialistic and narcissistic mind-set that dictates the decisions and behavior of people and organizations. The author argues that art can help to overcome the dominant market metaphysics of our age, as genuine art creates models of 'poetic dwelling,' which can generate non-linear, progressive change that opens up a larger playing field for ethics. Aesthetics and ethics go hand in hand. Ethical action is not just right for its own sake, but makes the world a richer, livable and more beautiful place. Ethics, Meaning, and Market Society will be of interest to students at an advanced level, academics, researchers and professionals. It addresses the topics with regard to ethics in economics, business, and society in a contemporary context.

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Routledge

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1351799126

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Post-Materialistic Business: Spiritual Value-Orientation in Renewing Management

By: Laszlo Zsolnai

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Post-Materialistic Business: Spiritual Value-Orientation in Renewing Management

By: Laszlo Zsolnai

Post-Materialist Business presents a spiritual-based approach to business and management. It uses pluralistic view of spirituality and provides a number of inspiring cases of alternative organizations which go beyond the materialistic mindset of business and serve the common good of society, nature, and future generations.

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Responsible Decision Making

Responsible Decision Making

Beyond Self

Beyond Self

Responsible Decision Making

Responsible Decision Making

Ethics, Meaning, and Market Society

Ethics, Meaning, and Market Society

Post-Materialistic Business: Spiritual Value-Orientation in Renewing Management

Post-Materialistic Business: Spiritual Value-Orientation in Renewing Management

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