Economics and ethics
Business theory and management practices are outgrowths of basic economic principles. To evaluate the proper place of ethics in business, the meaning of ethics as defined by economic theory must be assessed. This paper contends that classical economic thought advocates a nonethical decision-making c...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1990
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| In: |
Journal of business ethics
Year: 1990, Volume: 9, Issue: 9, Pages: 691-698 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Management Practice B Economic Theory B Economic Principle B Economic Growth |
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| Summary: | Business theory and management practices are outgrowths of basic economic principles. To evaluate the proper place of ethics in business, the meaning of ethics as defined by economic theory must be assessed. This paper contends that classical economic thought advocates a nonethical decision-making context and is not functional for a modern complex, interdependent environment. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00386351 |