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An introduction to the March, 2005 symposium “The Political Theory of Organizations: A Retrospective Examination of Christopher McMahon’s Authority and Democracy” held in San Francisco as part of the Society for Business Ethics Group Meeting at the Pacific Division Meetings of the American Philosophical Association.
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The author wishes to acknowledge the support of the University of Redlands School of Business for extending a Faculty Research Grant to organize this symposium and facilitate the completion of the manuscripts. Special appreciation needs to be extended to the anonymous reviewer who diligently comment on all of the contribution to the symposium.
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Jeffery Smith is an Assistant Professor and founding Director of the Banta Center for Business, Ethics and Society at the University of Redlands. His current research focuses on communicative ethics and the moral foundations of collaborative decision-making within economic organizations. He is also interested in the role of principles in moral decision-making and the extent to which principled decisions can be made in organizational contexts. Professor Smith’s writings have appeared in the Journal of Business Ethics, Business Ethics: A European Review, Southern Journal of Philosophy and in other journals. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 2000.
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Smith, J.D. Managerial Authority as Political Authority: A Retrospective Examination of Christopher McMahon’s Authority and Democracy . J Bus Ethics 71, 335–338 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-006-9143-0
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