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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457579603321

Autore

Woodruff Paul <1943->

Titolo

The Ajax dilemma [[electronic resource] ] : justice, fairness, and rewards / / Paul Woodruff ; with an afterword by C. Cale McDowell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011

ISBN

0-19-026758-5

1-283-29723-X

9786613297235

0-19-987756-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Disciplina

170

Soggetti

Fairness

Justice

Reward (Ethics)

Leadership

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introductory -- pt. 2. The story of Ajax -- pt. 3. Learning from the Ajax story -- pt. 4. Justice as human wisdom.

Sommario/riassunto

We live in a world where CEOs give themselves million dollar bonuses even as their companies go bankrupt and ordinary workers are laid off; where athletes make millions while teachers struggle to survive; a world, in short, where rewards are often unfairly meted out. In The Ajax Dilemma, Paul Woodruff examines one of today's most pressing moral issues: how to distribute rewards and public recognition without damaging the social fabric. How should we honor those whose behavior and achievement is essential to our overall success? Is it fair or right to lavish rewards on the superstar at the expe