Blame Business

Stephen Fineman is Professor Emeritus in the School of Management, University of Bath. His previous books include The Blame Business (Reaktion Books, 2015), Work: A Very Short Introduction (2012), Organizing Age (2011) and Understanding Emotion at Work (2003).

• Introduction, Chapter 1: Why Do We Blame?, Chapter 2: Panics Old and New, Chapter 3: Blame cultures, Chapter 4: Blaming the Organization, Chapter 5: The Empires Strike Back, Chapter 6: Blame Government, Chapter 7: I'm Sorry, Chapter 8, From Revenge to Restoration, A Final Thought - The Trouble with Blame, Bibliography, Index

"The Blame Business unsettles the reader with a number of very disconcerting questions and comes up with some even more disturbing answers. Ours has become a society that thirsts for blame, breathes blame and is blinded by blame. It is little wonder that it has turned blame into a flourishing business. But at what cost? This is a book that makes us look at blame with fresh eyes." - Professor Yiannis Gabriel, School of Management, University of Bath"Readers will come to understand blame more profoundly gaining deeper and richer insights about what it means to individuals to blame and to be blamed." - Professor Cynthia Hardy, University of Melbourne, Australia"Blaming the other makes us feel good. It absolves us from responsibility. “How much are we really in control?” asks Fineman in this erudite and thoughtful book. To prevent Salem-type witch-hunts and their modern equivalents, we need institutions and culture to hard-wire just ways of apologising, learning and restoring. A big task, beautifully outlined here." - Professor Tim Lang, City University London"The Blame Business is a must read. It brings fresh insights into complex issues." - Suzanne Derok, author of Rejuvency BodyHealth and Director Executive Talent Consulting