Mastery of one’s domain is not the essence of management

Sinnicks, M. (2014) Mastery of one’s domain is not the essence of management. Business Ethics Journal Review, 2 (2). pp. 8-14. ISSN 2326-7526 doi: 10.12747/bejr2014.02.02

Abstract/Summary

I attempt to cast doubt on Beabout’s attempt to build on MacIntyre’s ethical theory by accounting for management as a ‘domain-relative’ practice for three reasons: i) we can partially engage in practices, so if management can be accounted a practice there is no need to invoke domain-relativity; ii) management does not seem to be domain-relative in the same way that other examples of domain-relative practices might be; and iii) practical wisdom, which Beabout sees as key to management as a domain-relative practice, is adequately covered by MacIntyre’s account of politics.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/99736
Identification Number/DOI	10.12747/bejr2014.02.02
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour
Publisher	Philosophy Documentation Center
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