Avoiding Corporate Breakdowns

The Nature and Extent of Managerial Responsibility

By: L. Hosmer, P. Barry

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Paperback | 18 April 2013 | Edition Number 1

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A discouraging number of economic, social and environmental disasters have occurred within the United States over the past few years, all seemingly resulting from the mistakes and errors of business firms and the inattention and delays of government agencies. The blowout, explosion and fire that occurred at a deepwater oil well within the Gulf of Mexico is one example. The total collapse of the residential mortgage industry, and the ensuing economic downturn across the full country, is another. The Nature and Extent of Managerial Responsibility's focus is not on ascribing blame but on prescribing prevention. Prevention is basically simple, but it will require a considerable broadening in both the nature and the extent of managerial responsibility.

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"This is a great book that, in a remarkably succinct way, synthesizes both state-of-the-art academic thinking about corporate responsibility with practical applicability for busy managers. Any reader who picks up this book and reads it will be much the better off for doing so and those with whom that person works will be better off as well." - Timothy L. Fort, Executive Director, Institute for Corporate Responsibility, George Washington University, USA

"Avoiding Corporate Breakdowns explains why individual managerial integrity is not enough to prevent corporate scandals and catastrophic organizational failures - managers must also carefully attend to organizational systems and cultures. A great read for any manager interested in creating organizations that make a positive difference in the world." - Alison Davis-Blake, Edward J. Frey Dean, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, USA

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