African Virtue Ethics Traditions for Business and Management

Buch | Hardcover

192 Seiten

2020
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78990-595-3 (ISBN)

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African nations are many and diverse, each one of them a multicultural home to philosophies that have enriched human communities over the centuries. Yet, the continent s wisdom remains largely undocumented. Of particular importance are those insights that could serve as stimuli to the more responsible and sustainable management of the global economy and the earth's resources.

African philosophies about the way to live a flourishing life are predominantly virtue-oriented. However, narratives of African conceptions of virtue are uncommon. This book therefore helps bridge an important gap in literature. Authors writing from South Africa, Ghana, Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Côte D'Ivoire and Nigeria share research on indigenous wisdoms on virtue, displaying a marked consensus about the communitarian nature of African virtue ethics traditions and virtues essential for a flourishing life. They also show how indigenous virtue ethics improve corporate practices. This book will be a launchpad for further studies in Afriethics as well as a medium for sharing rich knowledge with the rest of the world.

These chapters form a unique record in ethics for researchers, teachers, students and management practitioners of responsible management and African studies.

Contributors include: G. Abban-Ampiah, N. Akaloo, S. Azab, R. Beefun, A. Bholoa, Y. Bolade-Ogunfodun, N. Dangui, N. Hurreeram, O. Ikwuegbu, J. Maalter Yobanya, M. Mansi, S. Martinez, B. Matolino, T. Mundia, M.N. N'guessan, S. Nyazenga, J. Ofori-Dankwa, K. Ogunyemi, O. Ogunyemi, P. Olatubosun, Y. Ramma, K. Yusuff

Edited by Kemi Ogunyemi, Professor of Business Ethics, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria

Contents:

Foreword
1. Virtue Ethics Traditions in Africa – An Introduction
Kemi Ogunyemi

2. Ubuntu: A Traditional Virtue Ethics Contribution to Economic and Social Development
Bernard Matolino

3. Creativity, Initiative and Innovation in Ancient Egypt and Contemporary Workplace Ethics
Omowumi Ogunyemi, Mahmoud Mansi, Sandra Azab

4. African Traditional Ethical Values: Illustrations from the Akan Context in Ghana and Business Implications
Grace Abban-Ampiah, Jennifer Maalter Yobanya, Joseph Ofori-Dankwa

5. Shaping Values in Business in Cote D’Ivoire – Voices from Times Gone By
Marie Noelle N’guessan, Nadia Dangui

6. Kenyan Traditional Values and Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
Thomas Mundia, Santi Martinez

7. Evolution of moral values and ethics in trades and businesses since independence in Mauritius
Ajeevsing Bholoa, Yashwantrao Ramma, Nundini Akaloo, Roodradeo Beefun, Navin Hurreeram

8. Nigeria’s Traditional Virtue Ethics: Ọmọlúàbí and Its Implications for Business and Management
Yemisi Bolade-Ogunfodun, Kolawole Yusuff, Obinna Ikwuegbu

9. The Value of Ubuntu – Moral and Governance case for Ethical and Responsible Financing and Investment Practices in South Africa
Posi Olatubosun, Sethi Nyazenga

10. The Relevance of African Virtue Ethics Traditions Today
Kemi Ogunyemi

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Erscheinungsdatum	27.07.2020
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	1-78990-595-8 / 1789905958
ISBN-13	978-1-78990-595-3 / 9781789905953
Zustand	Neuware