Thomas Klikauer (born 20 July 1962 in

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/ Germany) is a

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teaching

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and

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at the

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(SGSM) at the

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, Australia. He holds

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from the United States and Germany and a

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from

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, UK. His research into the motor vehicle and shipping industry (e.g. ) led to several books focusing on Communication, and Management at Work, Management Communication, Communicative Ethics and Action. His current interest is in ethics at work and management.

Education

Finishing elementary school, he entered into an apprenticeship to graduate with an engineering degree as toolmaker. Upon re-entering school, he graduated from The University of Applied Science in Darmstadt (BA) to move on to

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and t
Bremen University
holding a master's degree in Political Science. He also holds a Master of Political Science from

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. He was awarded a PhD at the University of Warwick (UK) in Industrial and Business Studies.

Publications

Books

* 2015. Hegel’s Moral Corporation, Basingstoke: Palgrave * 2014. Seven HRM Moralities, Basingstoke: Palgrave

* 2013. Managerialism – A Critique of an Ideology, Basingstoke: Palgrave

* 2012. Seven Management Moralities, Basingstoke: Palgrave

* 2011. Exploitation Under the Guise of Intellectual Freedom: The Ethics of Getting Other People to Do Your Work, Basingstoke: Palgrave * 2010. Critical Management Ethics, Basingstoke: Palgrave

* 2008. Management Communication, Basingstoke: Palgrave

* 2007. Communication and Management at Work, Basingstoke: Palgrave

References

External links

*http://www.uws.edu.au/staff_profiles/uws_profiles/doctor_thomas_klikauer *http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=550680 *http://us.macmillan.com/communicationandmanagementatwork/ThomasKlikauer {{DEFAULTSORT:Klikauer, Thomas 1962 births Living people Western Sydney University faculty