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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-10100929718X

ISBN-139781009297189

eBay Product ID (ePID)17058367514

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Original LanguageItalian

Book TitleScapegoating : How Organizations Assign Blame

Number of Pages262 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicOrganizational Behavior, Sociology / General

Publication Year2023

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, Business & Economics

AuthorMaurizio. Catino

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.2 in

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LCCN2022-057062

Reviews'Scapegoating is a deep dive into a neglected feature of organizational life: the attribution of responsibility for system failure to individual employees. Professor Catino addresses the causes of scapegoating and the mechanisms by which organizations scapegoat through skillful theory building and vivid case studies. This is a masterpiece of integrative social science with profound lessons not just for organizations scholars, but for organizational leaders as well.' Paul DiMaggio, Professor of Sociology, New York University

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal302.35

Table Of ContentIntroduction; 1. Forms and types of scapegoat; 2. The scapegoat as an instrument of organizational rationality; 3. Corporate scapegoating: the Costa Concordia accident; 4. How to spot organizational scapegoats; 5. Organization and law: inquiry logics and policies of blame; Conclusions.

SynopsisA large cruise ship sinks after hitting some outcropping rocks near the shore. Who is to blame? In the face of negative events - accidents, corporate scandals, crises and bankruptcies - there are two organizational strategies for managing blame. The first is to take full responsibility for the event and to implement adequate corrective measures. The second is to create one or more scapegoats by transferring blame to some of the people directly involved in the event. In this way, the organization can appear blameless and avoid costly remedial interventions. Reappraising the Costa Concordia shipwreck and other well-known cases, Catino analyzes the processes and mechanisms behind creating the 'organizational scapegoat.' In doing so, Catino highlights the limits of explanations centered on guilt and individual solutions to organizational problems, and underlines the need for a different civic epistemology., Catino reveals the processes and mechanisms involved in the formation of scapegoats in organizations. In analysing the concept of the "organizational scapegoat," this book gives a fresh perspective on recent incidents from around the world, including the Costa Concordia shipwreck.

LC Classification NumberHM1076.C385 2023