Virtue at Work

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At exactly 200 pages, the book goes into some useful theory as well as a number of practical examples taken from many different fields and industries. It is fascinating, accessible and thought-provoking * Bernard Letendre, LinkedIn * ...an important and interesting book on the application of MacIntyrean ethics to the individual, managerial and organisational exercise of virtue in the workplace its message is both timely and essential, and Moore has done a very good job in distilling complex theories into intelligible, practicable ideas. * Revd. Dr. Kenneth J. Barnes, Faith in Business Quarterly * ...an impassioned plea for greater virtue in the work world, explaining how to build, not only virtuous characters for ourselves, but virtuous organizations that contribute to the common good. This text should become a core text for business ethics and MBA programs, and every corporation should seek scholars familiar with the Virtue Theory Moore lays out to help rebuild their organization for more consistent contributions to the common good. * Jeffery L. Nicholas, Philosophy of Management * One of the strengths of Moore's book is that it shows an understanding of what goes on in organizations and, perhaps for that reason, is more convincing, more practical, and less dogmatic than MacIntyre's somewhat Olympian account. Moore bases his account on thorough research and first hand experience in business. He usefully distinguishes varieties of organizations and the differing kinds of challenge they face in creating and sustaining virtuous practices and the institutional factors that protect them. * Edwin Hartman, Business Ethics Quarterly * This review cannot do justice to the variety of Moore's illustrative examples, from architecture and accountancy to the performing arts and journalism. There are a few lines about churches as organisations, used to illustrate the importance of the ordering of various virtuous practices (worship, witness, liturgy, music) in harmony with each other. Drawing on considerable academic research his own and others' this is a very well-written book, clear and accessible, and making a significant contribution to understanding what organisations are, what they are for, and what is involved for their people, managers, and structures to be virtuous and work together towards the common good. * Dr David Atkinson, Church Times *