Who is responsible for good work? (Howard Gardner).

PART ONE: POWERFUL MODELS OF RESPONSIBILITY).

1. Taking ultimate responsibility (William Damon and Kendall Bronk).

2. The ability to respond (Susan Verducci).

3. Creativity and responsibility (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Jeanne Nakamura).

4. A call to serve: An exploration of humane creators (Wendy Fischman).

PART TWO: FACTORS THAT MODULATE RESPONSIBILITY).

5. A balancing act: How physicians and teachers manage time pressures and responsibility (Jeffrey Solomon).

6. Placing God before me: Spirituality and responsibility at work (Seth Wax).

7. Responsibility and leadership (Andreas Schröer).

8. Service at Work (Lynn Barendsen).

9. Beyond the gender stereotype: Responsibilities to self and others (Carrie James).

10. Control and responsibility: A Danish perspective on leadership (Hans Henrik Knoop).

PART THREE: THE LIMITS OF RESPONSIBILITY).

11. Constraining responsibility: Choices and compromises (Laura Horn and Howard Gardner).

12. Irresponsible Work (Howard Gardner).

Part Four: Toward Greater Responsibility).

13. Practicing responsibility (Jeanne Nakamura).

14. The GoodWork Toolkit: From Theory to Practice (Lynn Barendsen and Wendy Fischman).

Conclusion (Howard Gardner).

Index.