Economic constraints and ethical decisions in the context of European ventures

Relying on personal experience of political European venture during the last four years, this paper aims at illustrating the role of ethics in public policy-making., Crucial importance of ethics is stressed upon at three different stages of the decision-making process: shaping a vision, devising str...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics
Main Author: Vignon, Jerome (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 1989
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1989, Volume: 8, Issue: 8, Pages: 663-666
Further subjects:B Ethical Decision
B Everyday Life
B Personal Experience
B Crucial Importance
B Economic Growth
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Summary:Relying on personal experience of political European venture during the last four years, this paper aims at illustrating the role of ethics in public policy-making., Crucial importance of ethics is stressed upon at three different stages of the decision-making process: shaping a vision, devising strategy and choosing options in everyday life., Assuming that these stages could apply also to business management, the paper focusses finally on conditions for ethic's effectiveness: providing cohesion but no definite legitimacy, enforcing courage for taking risks in uncertainty but offering no insurance, it needs to be subject to mutual questioning.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00383036