caa a22 4500 60548337X CHVBK 20210128100431.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10551-014-2104-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10551-014-2104-0 Tablan Ferdinand Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA, USA aut Catholic Social Teachings: Toward a Meaningful Work [Elektronische Daten] [Ferdinand Tablan] Meaningful work is both a moral issue and an economic one. Studies show that workers' experience of meaninglessness in their jobs contributes to job dissatisfaction which has negative effects to business. If having a meaningful work is essential for the well-being of workers, providing them with one is an ethical requirement for business establishments. The essay aims to articulate an account of meaningful work in the Catholic social teachings (CST). CST rejects the subjectivist and relativist notion of work which affirms the absolute freedom of individuals to choose their commitment and goals, even if this includes experiencing satisfaction in dehumanizing work. First, the paper will present a summary account of some of the current views on meaningful work from the objective-normative approach. This will be followed by a systematic treatment of the meaning and value of work in the CST, the similarities and differences it has with alternative views, and its implications for the way we promote meaningful work. The paper will argue that by recognizing the subjective and objective dimensions of work and affirming that although the two are inseparable, the former takes priority over the latter; CST develops a holistic, comprehensive, and coherent account of meaningful work which overcomes some of the difficulties that are usually encountered in dealing with this issue from a purely objective approach. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Work ethics nationallicence Catholic social teachings nationallicence Business ethics nationallicence Meaningful work nationallicence Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 128/2(2015-05-01), 291-303 0167-4544 128:2<291 2015 128 10551 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2104-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2104-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Tablan Ferdinand Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Business Ethics Springer Netherlands 128/2(2015-05-01), 291-303 0167-4544 128:2<291 2015 128 10551