Avoiding corporate breakdowns : the nature and extent of managerial responsibility /

This interdisciplinary work incorporates significant ideas from economics, law, and moral philosophy into an overall discussion of managerial responsibility. Hosmer (emer., Ross School of Business Administration, Univ. of Michigan; The Ethics of Management, 7th ed., 2010) and Barry (Univ. of Michigan Law School) use detailed case studies of corporate disasters, notably BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 and the financial collapse of the housing market in 2008, along with other examples (foreign tax evasion schemes, toymakers using lead paints, steelmakers with excellent employee cooperation, etc.). They discuss managerial responsibility and suggest an analytical process for determining managerial responsibility and persuading others to agree with and accept that responsibility. The writing style is somewhat dense, due to a wordy style, extremely lengthy sentences, and numerous parenthetical comments, combined with rather in-depth (though intriguing) industrial examples and academic discussions. At the same time, the chapters are well organized, and the authors regularly repeat key aspects of their theory, making it possible to maintain a contextual framework for the many asides. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate-level collections. L. B. Jabs Seattle Pacific University