Comments on: Chapter 3 of The Bourgeois Revaluation: But the Bourgeoisie Has Been Disdained http://www.deirdremccloskey.com/weblog/2010/01/22/chapter-3but-the-bourgeoisie-has-been-disdained/ Deirdre McCloskey Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:33:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deirdre McCloskey http://www.deirdremccloskey.com/weblog/2010/01/22/chapter-3but-the-bourgeoisie-has-been-disdained/comment-page-1/#comment-1606 Deirdre McCloskey Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:25:38 +0000 http://www.deirdremccloskey.com/weblog/?p=1446#comment-1606 Dear "Onno": Yes, it is still true in the corporate world. We tend to take an amused, or angry, view of the Organization Person. See the cartoon strip "Dilbert." Or the movie "Wall Street." But real corporate life---though not an ethical paradise---is not like such quips from the clerisy. One problem is that the "corrupting theories of the economists" are especially prevalent in MBA-staffed businesses, which tend to be corporate rather than partnerships or sole proprietorships. Regards, Deirdre Dear “Onno”:

Yes, it is still true in the corporate world. We tend to take an amused, or angry, view of the Organization Person. See the cartoon strip “Dilbert.” Or the movie “Wall Street.” But real corporate life—though not an ethical paradise—is not like such quips from the clerisy. One problem is that the “corrupting theories of the economists” are especially prevalent in MBA-staffed businesses, which tend to be corporate rather than partnerships or sole proprietorships.

Regards,

Deirdre

]]> By: onno http://www.deirdremccloskey.com/weblog/2010/01/22/chapter-3but-the-bourgeoisie-has-been-disdained/comment-page-1/#comment-1601 onno Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:52:18 +0000 http://www.deirdremccloskey.com/weblog/?p=1446#comment-1601 "Nowadays, at least outside of the corrupting theories of the economists, it is still judged blameworthy in a merchant to pursue wealth immoderately, extravagantly, tastelessly, illiberally, and without concern for the welfare and magnificence of the city." -- does that still hold in today's corporate world? “Nowadays, at least outside of the corrupting theories of the economists, it is still judged blameworthy in a merchant to pursue wealth immoderately, extravagantly, tastelessly, illiberally, and without concern for the welfare and magnificence of the city.”

– does that still hold in today’s corporate world?

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