Are You Working for a Dictator?

Overview & Shownotes

Do you ever feel like your workplace is similar to a kingdom or a fiefdom? That your boss might be more dictatorial than democratic? On today’s episode of Getting Ethics to Work, Andy and Kate discuss the sometimes alarming parallels between businesses and governments. On this episode and every episode, we dig into the complicated moral issues people face in the workplace.

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Shownotes

• Elizabeth Anderson’s book, Private Government
  • Joshua Rothman’s review of Private Government 
• Connections between democracy and happiness
• Quote from Alison Green, in answer to question #3
• Situational Leadership Theory
• Stakeholder Theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakeholder_theory
• B Corporation (certification)
• Servant Leadership

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