Ethics and Empowerment

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-22
Is Empowerment Ethical? Why Ask the Question?....Pages 23-37
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Empowerment and Justice....Pages 41-89
Does Empowerment Empower?....Pages 90-114
Organisational Empowerment: A Historical Perspective and Conceptual Framework....Pages 115-146
Ethico-power and the City....Pages 147-169
Ethics, Empowerment and Ownership....Pages 170-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Beyond Rhetoric: A Typology of Empowerment Strategies Found Within One Organisation....Pages 197-234
Empowerment and Teams: Ethics and the Implementation of Socio-technical Systems....Pages 235-270
Negotiated Reality: The Meaning of Empowerment....Pages 271-299
Empowerment in a Government Agency....Pages 300-325
Ethics and Empowerment: Managerial Discourse and the Case of Teleworking....Pages 326-343
Front Matter....Pages 345-345
Empowering Consumers through Co-operatives....Pages 347-368
Empowerment in a Community of Purpose....Pages 369-392
The Social Responsibility of Businesses: To Empower Employees by Listening and Responding....Pages 393-411
Ethical Guidelines for an Empowered Organisation....Pages 412-425
Back Matter....Pages 427-444