Business ethics: Micro and macro
As in the field of economics, the questions of business ethics can be divided into two distinguishable types — micro and macro. Micro-ethical questions arise primarily for subordinates in an organization and concern what should be done when the demands of conscience conflict with perceived occupatio...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
1985
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 1985, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 81-91 |
Further subjects: | B
Line Argument
B Distinguishable Type B Present Article B Business Ethic B Economic Growth |
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Summary: | As in the field of economics, the questions of business ethics can be divided into two distinguishable types — micro and macro. Micro-ethical questions arise primarily for subordinates in an organization and concern what should be done when the demands of conscience conflict with perceived occupational requirements. Macro-ethical questions arise principally for superiors and concern the setting of policy for the organization in general. The present article elaborates upon this distinction and advances a line argument for resolving micro-ethical problems when their affinity to macro-ethical issues is noted. |
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ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00383560 |