Pope and executive
Subtitle: an examination of management science and catholic social teaching in relation to the dehumanizing effect of business practice
By: by Joseph C. Difato.
Publisher: University of Birmingham
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Birmingham
Language: eng
Description: Joseph Dfato h s examined Papal Social Teaching from its beginnings with Bishop Von Kettler in the late 1800's right up through Pope John Paul. He has also examined the contribution of Management Science beginning with its pioneers Frederick Taylor and Henri Fayol. In his analysis Difato shows how Papal Social teaching has protected and defended the labor force and at the same time cautioned Capital (shareholders) not to  be greedy. In its effort to protect the worker, Catholic Social Teaching has not offered the CEO much in the way of help. Consequently the CEO is told to make a profit by owners of capital or be fired and told to protect the owners of labor by the church or be in violation of human rights. To further complicate matters, Management Science is primarily interested profit, for the return on investment to the owners. Difato calls for Catholic Social teaching to help guide the CEO and give him/her  balance as they try to be responsible to both the owners of Capital and the owners of Labor. He also call for Management Science, a young discipline—less that 100 years old—to submit itself to a higher philosophy and be guided by more than profit.
Notes: Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Birmingham, Dept of Theology.
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