The institutionalization of unethical behavior
There is a possibility that the ethical problems that have recently surfaced at General Electric, E. F. Hutton and General Dynamics are not simple anomalies, but the direct result of corporate pressures on individual managers. The author looks at the nature of these pressures, which come from the st...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1987
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| In: |
Journal of business ethics
Year: 1987, Volume: 6, Issue: 6, Pages: 439-447 |
| Further subjects: | B
General Electric
B Direct Result B Planning System B Strategic Planning B Economic Growth |
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| Summary: | There is a possibility that the ethical problems that have recently surfaced at General Electric, E. F. Hutton and General Dynamics are not simple anomalies, but the direct result of corporate pressures on individual managers. The author looks at the nature of these pressures, which come from the strategic planning systems in use at most large corporations, and concludes that the current emphasis upon improvements in competitive positioning have led many managers to take actions that are directly contrary to the moral standards, either explicit or implied, of their organizations. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00383286 |