The charismatic principle in social life / / edited by Luigino Bruni and Barbara Sena

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 p.)
• Disciplina: 302/.1
• Soggetto topico: Charisma (Personality trait); Economic history; Social history
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BruniLuigino <1966-> SenaBarbara
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Charismatic Principle in Social Life; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables and figures; Notes on contributors; Foreword: the role of charism in social life; 1 Economy of life: charismatic dynamics and the spirit of gift; 2 The role of charisma, ethics and Machiavellianism in economic and civil life; 3 The charismatic principle in an American and democratic context; 4 Dr Martin Luther King and the American civil rights movement: charismatic and institutional perspectives ; 5 Charism and institution: an organizational theory case study of the Economy of Communion6 Benedictine tradition and good governance; 7 Opus Dei: prayer or labor? The spirituality of work in Saints Benedict and Escrivá; 8 Values- based enterprises: the good practices of ItalianSMEs, passionately committed to people, environment andcommunity; 9 The role of the charismatic economist E. F. Schumacher in economic and civil life: CSR and beyond; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Max Weber laid the foundations for the meaning of 'charisma' in modern secular usage. This new volume argues for the importance of the 'charismatic principle' in history, economics and society. This volume brings together a number of contributors at the cross section between economics, theology, sociology and politics in order to set a research agenda for the following issues:What does it means to have a 'charism'? How does it work in society? How might one distinguish a 'charism' from a talent? Are 'charism's given only to ""special"" people, or are they also p
• Titolo autorizzato: The charismatic principle in social life
• ISBN: 1-283-91998-2; 0-203-07764-4; 1-135-13296-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463052803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy