03383oam 2200733I 450 991045251510332120200520144314.00-203-12291-71-283-89390-81-136-33592-710.4324/9780203122914 (CKB)2550000000710821(EBL)1101367(OCoLC)823389723(SSID)ssj0000787186(PQKBManifestationID)11432867(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000787186(PQKBWorkID)10812709(PQKB)10931251(MiAaPQ)EBC1101367(Au-PeEL)EBL1101367(CaPaEBR)ebr10640457(CaONFJC)MIL420640(OCoLC)822565745(EXLCZ)99255000000071082120180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReforming capitalism the scientific worldview and business /Rogene A. Buchholz1st ed.New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (355 p.)Routledge studies in business ethics ;5Routledge studies in business ethics ;5Description based upon print version of record.1-138-11837-0 0-415-51738-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The traditional scientific worldview -- The rise of modern science and its characteristics -- Values and ethics -- Economics -- Politics -- Culture -- Nature -- Toward a new understanding of science -- The pragmatic view of science and its characteristics -- Pragmatism and values -- Pragmatism and economics -- Pragmatism and politics -- Pragmatism and culture -- Pragmatism and nature -- Implications for business -- The corporation and community -- Business and science -- Financial armageddon -- Management and an ethic of service -- Selected bibliography -- Notes -- Index.This book examines the role that the traditional understanding of science plays in how we understand the capitalistic system and how it informs business and business school education. Science serves many purposes in business organizations; it is much more than just a method to gain knowledge about business problems. It acculturates students to a certain way of thinking about the world and provides a rationale for the things business does and a justification for its purposes in society. It then utilizes the philosophy of Classical American Pragmatism to view science in a different manner, reRoutledge Studies in Business EthicsBusiness educationScienceMoral and ethical aspectsPragmatismPhilosophy, AmericanSocial responsibility of businessElectronic books.Business education.ScienceMoral and ethical aspects.Pragmatism.Philosophy, American.Social responsibility of business.174/.4Buchholz Rogene A.108796MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452515103321Reforming capitalism2030704UNINA