Moral managers and business sanctuaries
Richard Konrad claims that businessmen are guilty of adhering to a vicious form of ethical relativism. In practice, the relativism takes the form of doing an act which ordinarily would be called wrong and then claiming that the act is right or justified because it falls under a special set of codes...
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Carregar...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publicado em: |
Springer Science + Business Media B. V
1986
|
| Em: |
Journal of business ethics
Ano: 1986, Volume: 5, Número: 3, Páginas: 203-208 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Moral Manager
B Business Ethic B Moral Criticism B Ethical Relativism B Economic Growth |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (JSTOR) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Resumo: | Richard Konrad claims that businessmen are guilty of adhering to a vicious form of ethical relativism. In practice, the relativism takes the form of doing an act which ordinarily would be called wrong and then claiming that the act is right or justified because it falls under a special set of codes (business ethics) which preempt ordinary ones. These codes or business ethics establish ‘moral sanctuaries’ for businessmen. Konrad examines three versions of the sanctuary position, argues that they fail, and concludes that the position is untenable. In this article it is claimed that Konrad is in error, that upon closer examination the three versions do provide justification for businessmen claiming relief from moral criticism. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00383626 |