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Business as a Profession

    Laszlo Zsolnai ‘Business as a Profession.’ , in The Future International Manager: A Vision of the Roles and Duties of Management , eds. Laszlo Zsolnai, and Antonio Tencati, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. (This book may be available at: Amazon)

    The irresponsible and insensitive behavior of business leaders worldwide shows that business is an underprofessionalized occupation today. Occupations are defined as professions to the degree to which they serve society. Unless managers demonstrate that they serve the common good  in their daily practice, the legitimacy and moral standing of the business profession remain questionable.

    Business as a Profession