The Volitionist'sManifesto

Many popular business strategies, such as re-engineering, core competency, and value engineering, may achieve short-term profits by antagonizing workers and alienating customers. We contend that self-actualized companies must create an ethical business environment grounded in three ethical principle...

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Authors: Hyman, Michael R. (Author) ; Curran, Catharine M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2000
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2000, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 323-337
Further subjects:B Business Environment
B Ethical Business
B Ethical Principle
B Typical Problem
B Economic Growth
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Summary:Many popular business strategies, such as re-engineering, core competency, and value engineering, may achieve short-term profits by antagonizing workers and alienating customers. We contend that self-actualized companies must create an ethical business environment grounded in three ethical principles. To suggest these principles, which characterize all "volitionist companies", we first review two typical problems and the questionable ways that some companies resolved them. Then, we discuss these principles and compare "volitionism" to three well- known normative ethical theories. Finally, we show that these principles form the core of at least four popular management theories.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1006218610190