The Narrative Dimension of Productive Work: Craftsmanship and Collegiality in the Quest for Excellence in Modern Productivity

dc.coverageDOI: 10.1007/s40926-021-00188-8
dc.creatorPinto-Garay, Javier
dc.creatorScalzo, Germán
dc.creatorLluesma, Carlos Rodríguez
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-05T21:12:36Z
dc.date.available2026-01-05T21:12:36Z
dc.description<p>Alasdair MacIntyre´s criticism of Modernity essentially refers to the problem of compartmentalization, which restricts the possibility of achieving excellence in an integral lifestyle. Among other reasons, compartmentalization is especially derived from an insular valorization of the workplace based on a reductionist understanding of productivity in terms of mere efficiency. Aimed at overcoming the moral confusion derived from the overestimation of technical, skilled productivity and individualistic cooperation in private corporations, this article offers a thicker explanation of MacIntyre’s theory of productive work in light of a narrative approach that opens up the possibility of achieving standards of excellence in modern production. To do so, it follows MacIntyre’s understanding of productivity in terms of craftsmanship by explaining what excellence in production is and the role it plays in achieving unity of life and excellence in modern corporations based on two criteria derived from a historical definition of production, namely, craftsmanship and collegiality.</p>eng
dc.descriptionAlasdair MacIntyre´s criticism of Modernity essentially refers to the problem of compartmentalization, which restricts the possibility of achieving excellence in an integral lifestyle. Among other reasons, compartmentalization is especially derived from an insular valorization of the workplace based on a reductionist understanding of productivity in terms of mere efficiency. Aimed at overcoming the moral confusion derived from the overestimation of technical, skilled productivity and individualistic cooperation in private corporations, this article offers a thicker explanation of MacIntyre’s theory of productive work in light of a narrative approach that opens up the possibility of achieving standards of excellence in modern production. To do so, it follows MacIntyre’s understanding of productivity in terms of craftsmanship by explaining what excellence in production is and the role it plays in achieving unity of life and excellence in modern corporations based on two criteria derived from a historical definition of production, namely, craftsmanship and collegiality. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.spa
dc.identifierhttps://investigadores.uandes.cl/en/publications/50a1d5ca-a49d-45c6-81da-72e2292bbe64
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uandes.cl/handle/uandes/65318
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourcevol.21 (2021) nr.2 p.245-264
dc.subjectCollegiality
dc.subjectCommon good
dc.subjectCraftsmanship
dc.subjectExcellence
dc.subjectMacIntyre
dc.subjectNarrative
dc.subjectProductive work
dc.titleThe Narrative Dimension of Productive Work: Craftsmanship and Collegiality in the Quest for Excellence in Modern Productivityeng
dc.typeArticleeng
dc.typeArtículospa
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