palgrave.com Business and Management : Business Ethics Rendtorff, Jacob Dahl Moral Blindness in Business A Social Theory of Evil in Organizations and Institutions Presents theoretical discussion of the concept of moral blindness with systematic review of the literature in the field Offers a comprehensive treatment of the implications of moral blindness for business and management and public administration Uses the insight of Hannah Arendt to understand some contemporary phenomenon of violence and domination in administration and management In this book, Jacob Dahl Rendtorff investigates moral blindness in business and public administration based on Hannah Arendt’s concept of banality of evil in her famous report on the Nazi-criminal Adolf Eichmann trail in Jerusalem in 1961. Moral blindness and evil in management is instrumental wrongdoing inflicted upon human beings as a violation of their Palgrave Macmillan dignity and humanity. Organizational evil in business, bureaucracies and public administration is 1st ed. 2020, XIX, 307 p. 1 analysed with focus on obedience to authority and systemic role conformity of managers and 1st illus. edition administrators. This includes the critical question about how concepts of banality of evil and moral blindness can explain ethical insensibility and lack of moral understanding in business and administration. Rendtorff proposes a humanistic vision of management and ethical leadership. Moral thinking, responsibility and moral judgment is essential in management and Printed book governance in business and administration. This book is a must-read for academics and Hardcover practitioners studying and working in philosophy of management, business ethics, political Printed book philosophy, administration ethics and corporate social responsibility. Hardcover ISBN 978-3-030-48856-7 Order online at springer.com/booksellers £ 109,99 | CHF 141,50 | 119,99 € | Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH 131,99 € (A) | 128,39 € (D) Customer Service Tiergartenstrasse 15-17 Available 69121 Heidelberg Discount group Germany Palgrave Monograph (P6) T: +49 (0)6221 345-4301 Product category [email protected] Monograph Other renditions Softcover ISBN 978-3-030-48859-8 Softcover ISBN 978-3-030-48858-1 Prices and other details are subject to change without notice. All errors and omissions excepted. Americas: Tax will be added where applicable. Canadian residents please add PST, QST or GST. Please add $5.00 for shipping one book and $ 1.00 for each additional book. Outside the US and Canada add $ 10.00 for first book, $5.00 for each additional book. If an order cannot be fulfilled within 90 days, payment will be refunded upon request. Prices are payable in US currency or its equivalent. ISBN 978-3-030-48856-7 / BIC: KJG / SPRINGER NATURE: SC526000 Part of .