Management as a Practice: A Response to Alasdair MacIntyre

A response is made to Alasdair MacIntyre's classic book After Virtue (1984). It is argued that MacIntyre's unified view of the manager is inconsistent with his position on the nature of predictability in human interaction. MacIntyre's theory of practice is developed and applied to man...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics 1997-06, Vol.16 (8), p.825-833
Main Author: Brewer, Kathryn Balstad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alasdair MacIntyre
Business ethics
Business management
Business structures
Criticism
Economic efficiency
Economics
Efficiency
Ethics
Human relations
Management
Management techniques
Managerial skills
Morality
Narratives
Normativity
Product management
Social roles
Studies
Virtue ethics
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Summary:A response is made to Alasdair MacIntyre's classic book After Virtue (1984). It is argued that MacIntyre's unified view of the manager is inconsistent with his position on the nature of predictability in human interaction. MacIntyre's theory of practice is developed and applied to managerial work. It is concluded that MacIntyre's view of the manager is clouded by his normative bias against the economic sphere. Management can constitute a practice, and can thus appropriately be considered from a virtue ethics perspective.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1023/A:1017997200200