Synopses & Reviews
Almost all books on Human Resource Management appear to be written without much concern for morality and moral philosophy. Seven Moralities of Human Resource Management is different. It applies moral philosophy to HRM by analysing HRM's morality from the perspective of American psychologist and ethicist Laurence Kohlberg (1927-1987). The holistic approach to morality applied in this book reaches beyond the often rehearsed three main philosophical concepts of virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and Kantian ethics. The book examines and makes value judgements on the morality that defines HRM. It represents a follow-up study of Seven Management Moralities published in 2012. This book is a comprehensive and systematic philosophical discussion on HRM locating the morality of HRM along Kohlberg's scale of morality.
Synopsis
Seven Moralities of Human Resource Management analyses morality of HRM from the perspective of American psychologist Laurence Kohlberg. This book examines and makes value judgements on whether or not HRM is moral from the viewpoint of Kohlberg's seven stages of morality as a follow-up study of the author's 2012 book, Seven Management Moralities.
About the Author
Thomas Klikauer is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Business, University of Western Sydney, Australia. His research interests include management, Hegelian ethics, and critical theory. His previous books include Communication and Management at Work (2007), Management Communication - Communicative Action and Ethics (2008), Critical Management Ethics (2010), Seven Management Moralities (2012) and Managerialism (2013).
Table of Contents
A. Introducing The Seven Moralities of Human Resource Management
B. Human Resource Management and Seven Moral Philosophies
1. Morality 1: Disciplinary Action, Obedience and Punishment: Obedience and Soliciting the Cooperation of Victims
2. Morality 2: Performance Management and Rewards: HRM, Intuitionism, Subjectivism, Hobbes, and Nietzsche
3. Morality 3: Organisational Culture and Workplace Training: HRM, Aristotle, and Modern Virtue Ethics
4. Morality 4: The Legal Context, Fairness and Equality: HR Policies, Regulations, and Organisational Order
5. Morality 5: HRM and Utilitarianism: The Happiness Principle as HRM's Organisational Objective
6. Morality 6: HRM and Universalism: Kant's Ethical Philosophy: Means, Human Resources, and Ends
7. Morality 7: Sustainability and the Natural Environment: Environmental Ethics and Social Ecology
8. Conclusion: Seven Moralities of HRM and an Analysis of HRM Textbooks: Seven HRM Moralities and Seven HRM Areas; Assessing HRM's Overall Level of Morality