Hierarchies and Dignity: A Confucian Communitarian Approach
We discuss workers’ dignity in hierarchical organizations. First, we explain why a conflict exists between high-ranking individuals’ authority and low-ranking individuals’ dignity. Then, we ask whether there is any justification that reconciles hierarchical authority with the dignity of workers. We...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2016
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Business ethics quarterly
Year: 2016, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 479-502 |
Further subjects: | B
Communitarianism
B Dignity B Hierarchy B Authority B Confucianism |
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Summary: | We discuss workers’ dignity in hierarchical organizations. First, we explain why a conflict exists between high-ranking individuals’ authority and low-ranking individuals’ dignity. Then, we ask whether there is any justification that reconciles hierarchical authority with the dignity of workers. We advance a communitarian justification for hierarchical authority, drawing upon Confucianism, which provides that workers can justifiably accept hierarchical authority when it enables a certain type of social functioning critical for the good life of workers and other involved parties. The Confucian communitarian perspective shows that promoting workers’ good life or well-being is an important condition for protecting their dignity. |
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ISSN: | 2153-3326 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Business ethics quarterly
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/beq.2016.17 |