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Toward an action philosophy for managers based on Arendt and Tillich

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On the basis of the Weber, Jaspers, and Arendt style ‘ideal types’ of the manager as Eichmann, Richard III, and Faust it is explained how under strong organizational pressures to obey orders and further organizational ends, different types of managers cooperate with organization behavior that harms people. On the basis of Arendt's and Tillich's action philosophies, the manager as Institution Citizen with the courage to be both as oneself and as a part is presented as alternative, contrast, and resistance model to the other ‘ideal types’, particularly to the Eichmann ‘ideal type’.

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He is a frequent contributor to such journals as theAcademy of Management Review, Californian Management Review, Columbia Journal of World Business, Journal of Marketing, Long Range Planning Sloan Management Review, Public Administration Review, and Strategic Management Journal.

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Nielsen, R.P. Toward an action philosophy for managers based on Arendt and Tillich. J Bus Ethics 3, 153–161 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388818

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