Ethics, Misconduct And The Financial Services Industry Av Barbara Fryzel

<P>This book explores how ethics and the moral context of business have evolved</P><P>historically in inf luential management theories and concepts. It looks at how</P><P>managerial thought accommodates morality, values, and ethics and demonstrates</P><P>the emerging patterns of ethical conduct to illustrate how moral aspects</P><P>of management and organizational practice can become peripheral.</P><P>The author examines a diverse range of data sources such as the most seminal</P><P>books in management and academic papers published in the mainstream</P><P>academic literature. The readings selected in the process are subject to critical</P><P>analysis and are complemented by an exploratory study of the financial services</P><P>industry, based on semistructured in-depth interviews. The uniqueness of the</P><P>proposed approach comes first from the consolidation of many perspectives</P><P>such as management, organization studies, and business anthropology rather</P><P>than focusing on one particular subdiscipline; second, from using a mixed</P><P>methodology, combining literature reviews with empirical, exploratory research</P><P>based on interviews; and third from including a narrative context in the</P><P>analysis and proposed future theory framework.</P><P>This book will appeal to students, researchers, and scholars who teach ethics</P><P>in the fields of economics or business. It is useful for advancing theory and</P><P>research on moral management and as a resource for management practitioners</P><P>looking to create business practices fostering moral sensitivity. Those interested</P><P>in setting future development directions may also find the proposed</P><P>consolidation of theoretical and empirical evidence valuable for the design of</P><P>future policies.</P>