Responsibility at Work
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| Publisher: | Jossey-Bass |
| Subject: | Leadership--Moral and ethical aspects, Social responsibility of business, Business ethics |
| Authors: | Howard Gardner |
| Pages: | 348 pages |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 9780787994754 |
| Call No: | HD 57.7 R467 2007 |
Filled with original essays by Howard Gardner, William Damon, Mihaly Csikszenthmihalyi, and Jeanne Nakamura and based on a large-scale research project, the GoodWork(R) Project, Responsibility at Work reflects the information gleaned from in-depth interviews with more than 1,200 people from nine different professions--journalism, genetics, theatre, higher education, philanthropy, law, medicine, business, and pre-collegiate education. The book reveals how motivation, culture, and professional norms can intersect to produce work that is personally, socially, and economically beneficial. At the heart of the study is the revelation that the key to good work is responsilibilty--taking ownership for one's work and its wider impact.