"How can businesses and business leaders contribute to solutions of the big ethical, social, and ecological challenges of today? Within this context this book offers theoretical and practical approaches to making the world a better place for existing andfuture generations. It uses diverse, often multidimensional frames of reference and illustrates them with real-life cases to show positive solutions. The author's broad professional background and humanistic worldview are reflected in his application of psychological and virtue-oriented theories as well as philosophical approaches. Some of the articles have an essay format, others share his experiences and experiments in his ethics classes using roleplays to cultivate empathic and prudent ethical behaviour. A primary motivation of the book is to inspire leaders as well as teachers and students of leadership and business by enriching their worldviews to see ethics as a fundamental aspect at all levels of economic activity"--
How can businesses and business leaders help solve the big ethical, social and ecological challenges of today? Within this context this book offers theoretical and practical approaches to making the world a better place for existing and future generations. It uses diverse, often multidimensional frames of reference and illustrates them with real-life cases to show positive solutions.
The authors broad professional background and humanistic worldview are reflected in his application of psychological and virtue-oriented theories as well as philosophical approaches. Some of the articles have an essay format, others share his experiences and experiments in his ethics classes using roleplays to cultivate empathic and prudent ethical behaviour.
A primary motivation of the book is to inspire leaders as well as teachers and students of leadership and business by enriching their worldviews to see ethics as a fundamental aspect at all levels of economic activity.
How can businesses and business leaders contribute to solutions of the big ethical, social, and ecological challenges of today? It uses diverse, often multidimensional frames of reference and illustrates them with real-life cases to show positive solutions.
Contents: Johannes Brinkmann and Knut J. Ims: A Conflict Case Approach
to Business Ethics Johannes Brinkmann and Knut J. Ims: Good Intentions
Aside: Drafting a Functionalist Look at Codes of Ethics Knut J. Ims and Ove
D. Jakobsen: Cooperation and Competition in the Context of Organic and
Mechanic Worldviews: A Theoretical and Case- Based Discussion Knut J. Ims
and Ove D. Jakobsen: Consumerism and Frugality: Contradictory Principles in
Economics? Knut J. Ims and Laszlo Zsolnai: Holistic Problem Solving Knut
J. Ims and Ove D. Jakobsen: Competition or Cooperation? A Required Shift in
the Metaphysics of Economics Knut J. Ims and Laszlo Zsolnai: Self-
Realization in Business: Ibsens Peer Gynt Knut J. Ims, Lars Jacob Tynes
Pedersen, and Laszlo Zsolnai: How Economic Incentives Destroy Social,
Ecological, and Existential Values: The Case of Executive Compensation Knut
J. Ims, Ove D. Jakobsen, AND Laszlo Zsolnai: Product as Process: Commodities
in Mechanic and Organic Ontology Knut J. Ims and Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen:
The Future of Business Ethics: A Structured Dialogue Between the Participants
Knut J. Ims and Laszlo Zsolnai: Social Innovation and Social Development in
Latin America, Egypt, and India Knut J. Ims: Land Ethics in the Context of
Economics and Commercialization Effects Knut J. Ims: Caring
Entrepreneurship and Ecological Conscience: The Case of Patagonia Inc. Knut
J. Ims: The Computer and Science as Bearers of Culture: From Intuition to
Calculation Knut J. Ims: Mismeetings: An Essay about Money, Urban Life, and
the Ethics of Proximity Knut J. Ims and Laszlo Zsolnai: Shallow Success and
Deep Failure Knut J. Ims: Deep Ecology Knut J. Ims and Ove D. Jakobsen:
Deep Authenticity: An Essential Phenomenon in the Web of Life Knut J. Ims:
Deep Ecology and Personal Responsibility Knut J. Ims and Ove D. Jakobsen:
Peace in an Organic Worldview Knut J. Ims: Happiness and Human Flourishing
Knut J. Ims and Ove D. Jakobsen: Quality of Life Knut J. Ims: Quality of
Life in a Deep Ecological Perspective: The Need for a Transformation of the
Western Mindset? Knut J. Ims: Nature, Economics and Scream Knut J. Ims:
Deep Ecology and Its Relevance to Gross National Happiness and Bhutan Knut
J. Ims and Judith A. White: Learning Ethics in a Social Context: A Practical
Guide Using Experiential Learning Theory Knut J. Ims: The Consultant-
Client Relationship: Personal Autonomy and Development Through Dialogue
Knut J. Ims and Morten Huse: Community in the Classroom: The Philosophy and
Practice Behind a Course in Ethical Action Knut J. Ims, Lars Jacob Tynes
Pedersen, and Maria Prestmo: Dialogue- Based Problem Solving: A Discussion
Based on Experience from Teamwork among Ethics Students Ove D. Jakobsen,
Knut J. Ims, and Kjell Grųnhaug: Faculty Members Attitudes Towards Ethics at
Norwegian Business Schools: An Explorative Study Knut J. Ims: «Take It
Personally» Knut J. Ims and Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen: From the Art of
Reading to the Art of Leading: An Aristotelian Argument for Why Leaders
Should Read Literature Knut J. Ims and Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen: Personal
Responsibility and Ethical Action Knut J. Ims and Lars Jacob Tynes
Pedersen: Personal Responsibility for the Greater Good Knut J. Ims, Truls
Liland, and Magne Supphellen: The Importance of Calling in Realization of
Life Projects: The Case of Maverick and Serial- Entrepreneur Hans Nielsen
Hauge with Implications for Business Education.
Knut J. Ims is Professor of Business Ethics at the Department of Strategy and Management at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). He has post-graduate degrees from NHH and a PhD in Economics from Gothenburg University, Sweden. He has been a visiting scholar at a number of universities in different parts of the world and presented his research at numerous international conferences from Hawaii to Bhutan. He has been a member of the Business Ethics Faculty Group of the CEMS The Global Alliance in Management Education, and fellow of the European SPES Institute. He has taught courses at PhD level at NHH from 1983, and courses at MBA level and CEMS seminars throughout Europe from 2001. He has published a number of books, book chapters and articles in international journals.
