Ethics, Psyche and Social Responsibility

The last few decades have seen signficant changes in the structure of business organisations, including downsizing, outsourcing and flattened management structures. The effects on employees have been considerable. In this context the importance of the psychological contract between employer and employee has been overlooked, and there is uncertainty about what can be done to bring about changes to this contract and ultimately the future of organisations. This important book considers the psychological aspects of organisational life, particularly in the context of firms' ethical behaviour and its implications for corporate social responsibility. The authors consider the effects of corporate activity and change on individuals not just in their working lives but also in their family and social lives. They consider a diverse number of topics from a variety of theoretical standpoints in an ongoing attempt to redress this neglected field of research.Contents: Introduction, Ana Maria Davila Gomez and David Crowther; Psychological violence at work: where does human dignity lie?, Ana Maria Davila Gomez and David Crowther; Organizational change, human condition and the moral contract, Emmanuelle Avon; Preventing alcohol consumption during pregnancy: do time orientation perspective and skepticism matter?, Yaromir Munoz Molina; Reflection about the structuration of organizations: the capacity of responsibility of human agents and conditions of absence, Jacques-Bernard Gauthier; Suffering as a quest for adaptation, Pierre-Paul Morin; Psychoanalysis and the myths of corporate communication, David Crowther and Ana Maria Davila Gomez; Caring principle and practices in corporate social responsibility, Jelana Debeljak, Mirna Korican, Kristijan Krkac and Andrijana Musura; Critical pedagogy as a strategy for management development: introducing intersubjectivity as a practical application tool, Ana Maria Davila Gomez and Jair Nascimento Santos; Index.About the Author: Ana Maria Davila Gomez is Assistant Professor in the Department of Administrative Sciences, University of Quebec, Canada. David Crowther is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at De Montfort University, UK, and Visiting Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey.