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Happiness and Virtue Ethics in Business Alejo Jose G. Sison (Universidad de Navarra, Spain)

Happiness and Virtue Ethics in Business By Alejo Jose G. Sison (Universidad de Navarra, Spain)

Happiness and Virtue Ethics in Business by Alejo Jose G. Sison (Universidad de Navarra, Spain)


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This book draws on the latest research in economics and psychology as well as Aristotelian virtue ethics to show why happiness is the ultimate value proposition for business. It will appeal to a wide readership, including graduate students and researchers in business ethics, moral philosophy and positive psychology.

Happiness and Virtue Ethics in Business Summary

Happiness and Virtue Ethics in Business: The Ultimate Value Proposition by Alejo Jose G. Sison (Universidad de Navarra, Spain)

Research on happiness has steadily increased over the last decade, with different streams of inquiry converging into what has come to be known as 'modern happiness studies' (MHS). In this book, Alejo Jose G. Sison draws on the latest research in economics and psychology as well as Aristotelian virtue ethics to show why happiness is the ultimate value proposition for business. Using non-technical language and a number of illustrative vignettes, he proposes ways for businesses to cultivate the virtues, providing advice on production and service enhancement, customer satisfaction, employee well-being and overall organizational wellness. This book will appeal to a wide readership, including graduate students and researchers in business ethics, moral philosophy and positive psychology.

About Alejo Jose G. Sison (Universidad de Navarra, Spain)

Alejo Jose G. Sison is Professor in the Philosophy Department, Universidad de Navarra, Spain, where his research deals with issues at the juncture of ethics, economics and politics. He was President of the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN) from 2009 to 2012.

Table of Contents

Foreword Stefano Zamagni; Preface; Introduction. The ultimate value proposition; 1. Modern happiness studies and 'individual subjective wellbeing': you only get what you measure; 2. Happiness and income: how much happiness can money buy?; 3. Choice, desire and pleasure: is happiness getting what you want or wanting what you get?; 4. The biotechnology of happiness: not just a 'quick fix'; 5. Working on happiness; 6. Happiness, politics and religion: now and at the hour of our death; 7. Aristotelian virtue ethics: the forgotten philosophical tradition on happiness; Concluding chapter. Learning to be happy; Index.

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NLS9781107622715
9781107622715
1107622719
Happiness and Virtue Ethics in Business: The Ultimate Value Proposition by Alejo Jose G. Sison (Universidad de Navarra, Spain)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2016-07-28
318
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