Cultural problems today

Pablo Cardona and Carlos Rey

Chapter 4 in Management by Missions, 2008, pp 53-65 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract It is not overdramatic to say that companies today – or at least, many companies in the Western world – are riven with contradictions.Onthe one hand, their philosophy and implementation of the corporate mission and values reflect what might be described as a humanistic vision, where the company is seen as a human institution, “the natural product of certain social needs.”1 On the other, their management systems, mostly built around management by objectives, are designed to maximize shareholder value. Everything else – customer service, talent development, even community donations – is a means to increase profit.

Keywords: Middle Manager; Corporate Culture; Action Capacity; Company Today; Corporate Social Respons (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230598942_4

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