Evil in organizations and corporations: the concept of moral blindness

• Authors: Rendtorff, J.

Title variants

PL

Zło w organizacjach i korporacjach : koncepcja ślepoty moralnej

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper provides an analysis of evil in corporations and organizations by presenting the concept of moral blindness in relation to business organizations and public administration on the basis of the concept of administrative evil as it has been developed by Hannah Arendt and her followers. After a discussion of the definition of the concept from Hannah Arendt’s to Philip Zimbardo’s social psychology, the paper gives a general definition of the concept as the basis for application and case studies in public administration and private business corporations.

PL

W artykule zaprezentowano analizę zła w korporacjach i organizacjach, przedstawiając koncepcję ślepoty moralnej w odniesieniu do organizacji biznesowych i administracji publicznej, na podstawie koncepcji zła administracyjnego, zgodnie z teorią Hannah Arendt i jej zwolenników. Po dyskusji definicji koncepcji od Hannah Arendt do psychologii społecznej Philipa Zimbardo, artykuł przedstawia ogólną definicję pojęcia ślepoty moralnej jako podstawy dla wniosków i analiz przypadków w administracji publicznej oraz w przedsiębiorstwach prywatnych.

Keywords

EN

evil; moral blindness; ethics; social roles; organizational bureaucracy

PL

zło; ślepota moralna; etyka; role społeczne; biurokracja organizacyjna

• Journal: Organizacja i Zarządzanie : kwartalnik naukowy
• Year: 2015
• Volume: nr 4
• Pages: 95--110
• Physical description: Bibliogr. 27 poz.

Contributors

author

Rendtorff, J.

• Roskilde University, Denmark

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