Authority and Democracy (häftad)
Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
324
Utgivningsdatum
2017-03-21
Förlag
Princeton University Press
Originalspråk
English
Illustrationer
3 line illus.
Dimensioner
234 x 156 x 17 mm
Vikt
459 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
49:B&W 6.14 x 9.21 in or 234 x 156 mm (Royal 8vo) Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9780691603216

Authority and Democracy

A General Theory of Government and Management

Häftad,  Engelska, 2017-03-21
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Should the democratic exercise of authority that we take for granted in the realm of government be extended to the managerial sphere? Exploring this question, Christopher McMahon develops a theory of government and management as two components of an integrated system of social authority that is essentially political in nature. He then considers where in this structure democratic decision making is appropriate. McMahon examines the main varieties of authority: the authority of experts, authority grounded in a promise to obey, and authority justified as facilitating mutually beneficial cooperation. He also discusses the phenomenon of managerial authority, the authority that guides nongovernmental organization, and argues that managerial authority is best regarded not as the authority of a principal over an agent, but rather as authority that facilitates mutually beneficial cooperation among employees with different moral aims. Viewed in this way, there is a presumption that managerial authority should be democratically exercised by employees. Originally published in 1997. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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"[This] book sets out on a journey to determine the appropriate exercise of democratic authority in government in the private sector. While the journey is challenging, the book reaches the destination."--Jack H. Knott, Political Science Quarterly "Authority and Democracy is a tightly argued book. McMahon seeks to differentiate among three types of authority in private and public organizations: authority based on expertise, authority derived from promises, and authority developed as a result of engaging in a cooperative enterprise... this book draws important linkages among the writings on democracy, management theory, and employee self-ownership."--Choice

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Preface1Introduction3Pt. IAuthority in General and in Government232Authority253Moral Principles and Social Facts524The Justification of Authority855Democracy128Pt. IIManagerial Authority1676Management and Morality1697Managerial Authority as P-Authority1948Managerial Authority as C-Authority2319Managerial Democracy258Works Cited293Index303