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The Meaning of Concepts of Human Nature in Organizational Life in Business Ethics Context
(Lodz University Press, 2014-12)
The main goal of this paper is to exhibit the role of the concept of human nature
for the ethical orientation of organizational life. Therefore, after presenting some
definitions of the concepts of human nature, which ...
The Principle of Subsidiarity as a Valuable Benchmark in the Regulation of Economic Relations
(Lodz University Press, 2014-12)
The principle of subsidiarity can be an effective tool for adjusting economic systems
and establishing the social rule-of-law concept in public organisation. In
considering the usability of the principle of subsidiarity, ...
Social Role of Alms (zakāt) in Islamic Economies
(Lodz University Press, 2014-12)
Islam as both religion and socioeconomic system is based on five main pillars, that
is – five basic acts considered mandatory by Muslims, summarized in the hadith of
Gabriel. One of them is zakāt (almsgiving), i.e. giving ...
The Ethical Aspect of the Relationship of the Individual and the State in the Libertarian Perspective of Murray N. Rothbard
(Lodz University Press, 2014-12)
On the grounds of the libertarian ethics presented by Murray N. Rothbard, the
state is an institution which acts against individuals and whole societies. The state
steals money from its citizens (taxes), stands in the ...
The Concept of Integrity and Its Application to Engineering Ethics
(Lodz University Press, 2014-12)
Integrity is a common and well established concept in the ethical vocabulary. It is
also being used in various codes of ethics, and investigated by means of various
methods. However a review of the contemporary reference ...
Family Life – between Charism and Institution. Signalling Multidimensionality and Complexity of Human Interactions for Business Institutions and Society
(Lodz University Press, 2014-12)
This paper analyses the complexity of family life, which includes both its charismatic
and institutional aspects. Deepening the understanding of this basic social
group can be useful in explaining how human beings in ...
Ethics in Islamic Economics
(Lodz University Press, 2014-12)
The purpose of this contribution is to shed some light on the inter-relationships
between ethics and economics in Islamic religion, and mainly to assert that ethics
constitute endogenous phenomena in Islamic economics. ...
Foreign Policy as Part of Strengthening the Polish Economy in the World: the Ethical Aspect
(Lodz University Press, 2014-12)
The technological, economic and political advances of the 20th and 21st centuries
have established new conditions for the development of civilization. The world
economy has simultaneously expanded (the number of ...
Political Corruption and Electoral Systems Seen with Economists’ Lenses
(Lodz University Press, 2014-12)
The ongoing process of democratisation lead to the growing importance of the
electoral systems that regulate the procedures of gaining and legitimizing power in
democracy. Taking it into account it is worth asking about ...
Zygmunt Bauman’s Ethical Warnings in the Area of Economics. The Third Millennium’s Perspective
(Lodz University Press, 2014-12)
Zygmunt Bauman is not only a sociologist and philosopher reputable in the world
of science, he is also a father figure for people interested in the phenomenon of
globalization. Bauman investigates how current economic ...