000438827 000__ 04036cam\a2200433\a\4500 000438827 001__ 438827 000438827 005__ 20210513152959.0 000438827 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000438827 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000438827 008__ 120604s2011\\\\enk\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000438827 010__ $$z 2010053101 000438827 019__ $$a761466255 000438827 020__ $$a9780199877560$$q(electronic book) 000438827 020__ $$z9780199768615 000438827 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn756484836 000438827 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10501010 000438827 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC784779 000438827 035__ $$a438827 000438827 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000438827 05014 $$aBJ1533.F2$$bW66 2011eb 000438827 08204 $$a170$$222 000438827 1001_ $$aWoodruff, Paul,$$d1943- 000438827 24514 $$aThe Ajax dilemma$$h[electronic resource] :$$bjustice, fairness, and rewards /$$cPaul Woodruff ; with an afterword by C. Cale McDowell. 000438827 260__ $$aOxford ;$$aNew York :$$bOxford University Press,$$cc2011. 000438827 300__ $$a1 online resource (xiv, 251 p.) 000438827 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000438827 5050_ $$aIntroductory -- Ajax -- What is at stake: rewards versus booty and incentives -- The story of Ajax -- Learning from the Ajax story -- A new approach to justice and compassion -- The myth -- Caring about Ajax -- The storytellers -- The contest: what went wrong -- Justice as human wisdom -- Bad losers -- Compassion -- Fairness -- The fairness trap -- Good things and their doubles -- Justice -- Anger: justice in the soul -- Honor and respect -- Wisdom -- Leadership -- The answer: how to survive the dilemma. 000438827 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000438827 520__ $$aWe live in a world where CEOs give themselves million dollar bonuses even as their companies go bankrupt and ordinary workers are laid off; where athletes make millions while teachers struggle to survive; a world, in short, where rewards are often unfairly meted out. In The Ajax Dilemma, Paul Woodruff examines one of today's most pressing moral issues: how to distribute rewards and public recognition without damaging the social fabric. How should we honor those whose behavior and achievement is essential to our overall success? Is it fair or right to lavish rewards on the superstar at the expense of the hardworking rank-and-file? How do we distinguish an impartial fairness from what is truly just? Woodruff builds his answer to these questions around the ancient conflict between Ajax and Odysseus over the armor of the slain warrior Achilles. King Agamemnon arranges a speech contest to decide the issue. Ajax, the loyal workhorse, loses the contest, and the priceless armor, to Odysseus, the brilliantly deceptive strategist who will lead the Greeks to victory. Deeply insulted, Ajax goes on a rampage and commits suicide, and in his rage we see the resentment of every loyal worker who has been passed over in favor of those who are more gifted, or whose skills are more highly valued. How should we deal with the "Ajax dilemma"? Woodruff argues that while we can never create a perfect system for distributing just rewards, we can recognize the essential role that wisdom, compassion, moderation, and respect must play if we are to restore the basic sense of justice on which all communities depend. This short, thoughtful book, written with Woodruff's characteristic elegance, investigates some of the most bitterly divisive issues in American today. 000438827 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000438827 650_0 $$aFairness. 000438827 650_0 $$aJustice. 000438827 650_0 $$aReward (Ethics) 000438827 650_0 $$aLeadership. 000438827 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aWoodruff, Paul, 1943-$$zAjax dilemma.$$dNew York : Oxford University Press, c2011$$z9780199768615$$w(DLC) 2010053101$$w(OCoLC)695856981 000438827 8520_ $$bacq 000438827 85280 $$bebk$$hProQuest Ebook Central 000438827 85280 $$bebk$$hProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete 000438827 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=784779$$zOnline Access 000438827 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=784779$$zOnline Access 000438827 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:438827$$pGLOBAL_SET 000438827 980__ $$aEBOOK$$aEBOOK 000438827 980__ $$aBIB 000438827 982__ $$aEbook 000438827 983__ $$aOnline