A Levinasian ethics critique of the role of management and control systems by large global corporations: The General Electric/Nuovo Pignone example

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 751-761

  Macintosh, N B ^a   Shearer, T ^a   Riccaboni, A ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

General Electric; Global corporations; Jack Welch; Levinasian ethics; Management and control systems; Nuovo Pignone; Six Sigma System; Talmud

Indexed keywords

EID: 69049100181     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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