Without a Care in the World: The Business Ethics Course and Its Exclusion of a Care Perspective

This article analyzes the impact of the rights-oriented business ethics course on student's ethical orientation. This approach, which is predominant in business schools, excludes the care-oriented approach used by a majority of women as well as some men and minorities. The results of this study...

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Authors: DeMoss, Michelle A. (Author) ; McCann, Greg K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 1997
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1997, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 435-443
Further subjects:B Great Majority
B Ethical Orientation
B Business Ethic
B Business School
B Economic Growth
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Summary:This article analyzes the impact of the rights-oriented business ethics course on student's ethical orientation. This approach, which is predominant in business schools, excludes the care-oriented approach used by a majority of women as well as some men and minorities. The results of this study showed that although students did not shift significantly in their ethical orientation, a majority of the men and an even greater majority of the women were care-oriented before and after a course in business ethics. If business schools are to address society's increasing diversity then the perspective of women and others who are care-oriented must be assimilated into the curriculum. This can only be done by rethinking how the business ethics course (and the entire business curriculum) are taught to include a care-oriented approach.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1017953126778