RT Article
T1 Conflicts of interest
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 13
IS 5
SP 387
OP 404
A1 Carson, Thomas L.
LA English
YR 1994
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785605267
AB This paper has two distinct objectives. (1) I defend an analysis of the concept of a conflict of interest. On my analysis the concept of a conflict of interest is broader than is generally supposed. I argue that a very large class of cases not ordinarily regarded as conflicts of interest should be so regarded. Conflicts of interest are an integral feature of many professional relationships and do not (as is often supposed) require the existence of “external” financial or personal relationships. (2) I defend and explain the commonsense view that conflicts of interest areprima facie wrong and argue that in ordinary cases it is wrong, all things considered, to allow an avoidable conflict of interest to occur. I attempt to establish these claims on the basis of weak and relatively noncontroversial assumptions.
K1 Integral Feature
K1 Personal Relationship
K1 Large Class
K1 Defend
K1 Economic Growth
DO 10.1007/BF00871766