Lord Acton and Employment Doctrines: Absolute Power and the Spread of At-Will Employment
This study analyzes the at-will employment doctrine using a tool that encompasses the complementarity of results-based utilitarian ethics, rule-based duty ethics, and virtue-based character ethics. The paper begins with a discussion of the importance of the problem followed by its evolution and curr...
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Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
Idioma: | Inglês |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2007
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Journal of business ethics
Ano: 2007, Volume: 74, Número: 2, Páginas: 119-130 |
Outras palavras-chave: | B
civil service reform
B At-will employment B Ethical Theory B Power B employment doctrines |
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Resumo: | This study analyzes the at-will employment doctrine using a tool that encompasses the complementarity of results-based utilitarian ethics, rule-based duty ethics, and virtue-based character ethics. The paper begins with a discussion of the importance of the problem followed by its evolution and current status. After describing the method of analysis, the central section evaluates the employment at-will doctrine, and is informed by Lord Acton’s dictum, “power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” The conclusion explores the implications of the findings. |
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ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9224-0 |