General causal models in business ethics: An essay on colliding research traditions
The construction of causal models for research in business ethics has become fashionable in recent years. This paper explores four recent proposals, comparing and contrasting their views. The primary purpose of this paper is to expose several confusions inherent in such models and to account for the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
1992
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 1992, Volume: 11, Issue: 4, Pages: 307-315 |
Further subjects: | B
Causal Model
B Major Research B Business Ethic B Ethical Theory B Economic Growth |
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Summary: | The construction of causal models for research in business ethics has become fashionable in recent years. This paper explores four recent proposals, comparing and contrasting their views. The primary purpose of this paper is to expose several confusions inherent in such models and to account for these errors in terms of a failure to distinguish between “models as theories” and “models as representing a research tradition.” We conclude with a brief set of recommendations for linking two major research traditions in business ethics: empiricism and ethical theory. |
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ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00872173 |