Moral Imagination and Systems Thinking

Taking the lead from Susan Wolf's and Linda Emanuel's work on systems thinking, and developing ideas from Moberg's, Seabright's and my work on mental models and moral imagination, in this paper I shall argue that what is often missing in management decision-making is a systems ap...

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Main Author: Werhane, Patricia H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2002
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2002, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-42
Further subjects:B System Approach
B System Thinking
B Mental Model
B Systemic Constraint
B Economic Growth
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