Ethics, Management and Mythology
Rational Decision Making for Health Service Professionals
Published on 30. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
260 pages
978-1-85775-574-9 (ISBN)
Description
This work provides an introduction to ethics, conceptual analysis, critical thinking and rational decision making, in relation to healthcare management. It strips away the mythology behind the rhetoric of contemporary management theory.
Reviews / Votes
'This book will be a catalyst for change. Essential reading for all health managers and policy makers' David Seedhouse, in the ForewordMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
notes, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85775-574-9 (9781857755749)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Analytical table of contents * Section One: Management, morals and philosophy: a start * Who this book is for, and who it is not for * The nature of morality * Section Two: The morass of management theory * The illusion of quality * The pseudo-science of management * Section Three: Philosophy: a course in moral and intellectual self-defence * The fall of philosophy * And the rise of the 'ethicist' * Section Four: Education in an Irrational World * Agent-centred ethies and the nature of value * The sort of managers we want, and the sort we don't get * Notes * Bibliography