Responsibility at work
Subtitle: how leading professionals act (or don't act) responsibly
By: Howard Gardner, editor
Contributors: Gardner, Howard
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2007
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780787994754
Subjects: Leadership -- Moral and ethical aspects; Social responsibility of business; Business ethics
Description: "Based on a large scale research project, the GoodWork Project, Responsibility at Work reflects the information gleaned from in-depth interviews with more than 1,200 people from nine different professions - journalism, genetics, theatre, higher education, philanthropy, law, medicine, business, and precollegiate education. The book reveals how motivation, culture, and professional norms can intersect to produce work that is personally, socially, and economically beneficial. At the heart of the study is the revelation that the key to good work is responsibility - taking ownership for one's work and its wider impact."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Table of contents: title: Taking ultimate responsibility / William Damon and Kendall Cotton Bronk; title: The ability to respond / Susan Verducci; title: Creativity and responsibility / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Jeanne Nakamura; title: A call to serve : an exploration of humane creators / Wendy Fischman; title: A balancing act : how physicians and teachers manage time pressures and responsibility / Jeffrey Solomon; title: Placing God before me : spirituality and responsibility at work / Seth Wax; title: Responsibility and leadership / Andreas Schröer; title: Service at work / Lynn Barendsen; title: Beyond the gender stereotype : responsibilities to self and others / Carrie James; title: Control and responsibility : a Danish perspective on leadership / Hans Henrik Knoop; title: Constraining responsibility : choices and compromises / Laura Horn and Howard Gardner; title: Irresponsible work / Howard Gardner; title: Practicing responsibility / Jeanne Nakamura; title: The GoodWork toolkit : from theory to practice / Lynn Barendsen and Wendy Fischman