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Core assumptions in business theory : a wedge between performance & progress /

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This volume brings together eminent social scientists and philosophers who assess the paradigm of business (field-by-field) and propose pragmatic amendments incorporating moral reasoning and moral roles.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rangan, Subramanian (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Management > Moral and ethical aspects.
Business ethics.
Gestion > Aspect moral.
Morale des affaires.
Business Ethics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS.
Economics.
Economic Policy.
Public Policy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Ethics & moral philosophy.
Society.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Economics
  • 1 From Market-Pareto to Moral-Pareto: Seven Problematic Assumptions in Business Economics Theory
  • 2 Assumptions in Economics
  • 3 A Half-Dozen Assumptions That Have Led Economists Astray
  • 4 Some Assumptions in Labor Economics
  • 5 Reflection on Tirole's Chapter
  • 6 Reflections on Autor's and Frank's Chapters
  • 7 Reflections on Frank's, Kailas's, Rangan's, and Tirole's Chapters
  • Part II. Strategy
  • 8 The Social Welfare Implications of Strategic Management Theory
  • 9 Reflections on Barney's Chapter
  • 10 Humanitarian Monopolists: Reflections on Barney's Chapter
  • Part III. Marketing
  • 11 Fundamental Assumptions in Marketing
  • 12 Three Assumptions Underlying Customer Value Management: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
  • 13 Does Anyone Need a Rolex?: Reflections on Kotler's and Plassmann's Chapters
  • 14 I ``Need'' a Rolex: Reflections on Kotler's and Plassmann's Chapters
  • Part IV. Decision Science
  • 15 Theories of Choice and Value Endogeneity
  • 16 Some Questionable Assumptions in Economic Theory
  • 17 Reflections on Gilboa's and March's Chapters
  • Part V. Operations Research
  • 18 The Assumptions of Operations Research
  • 19 Reflections on Kaplan's Chapter
  • I
  • 20 Reflections on Kaplan's Chapter
  • II
  • Part VI. Organization Theory and Sociology
  • 21 Fundamental Assumptions in Organization Theory
  • 22 Organization and Management Theory: Our Assumptions and the Quest for a Better World
  • 23 Assumptions Rational and Not: Reflections on Battilana's and Walsh's Chapters
  • 24 The Orientation of Economic Sociology: Assumptions and Limits
  • 25 Assumptions Underlying Sociological Models in Business Schools
  • 26 Social Science Assumptions: Reflections on Meyer's Chapter
  • 27 Methodological Individualism-Lessons (?) from Biology: Reflections on Davis's and Meyer's Chapters
  • 28 Philosophical Concepts in Organization and Leadership
  • Part VII. Leadership and Corporate Governance
  • 29 Fundamental Assumptions about True Leaders
  • 30 A Discussion on Corporate Governance
  • 31 Incorrect Assumptions That Have Guided Our Economic System
  • 32 Corporate Governance and Leadership: Reflections on Kailas's and Mendiola's Chapters
  • 33 On Corporate Governance: Reflections on Kailas's Chapter
  • Part VIII. Technology
  • 34 Assumptions Regarding Technology
  • 35 A Compass for Technology
  • 36 Situating the Assumptions of Technology in Broader Normative Frameworks: Reflections on Shibulal's and Snabe's Chapters
  • 37 Concerns about Technology: Reflections on Shibulal's and Snabe's Chapters
  • Part IX. Finance
  • 38 Taking Stock of Some Core Assumptions in Finance
  • 39 The Finance Paradigm
  • 40 Reflections on Rajan's and Subrahmanyam's Chapters
  • I