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

• Autore: Woodruff Paul <1943->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Disciplina: 170
• Soggetto topico: Fairness; Justice; Reward (Ethics); Leadership
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The Ajax dilemma
• ISBN: 0-19-991241-6; 0-19-026758-5; 1-283-29723-X; 9786613297235; 0-19-987756-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806895603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II