RT Article
T1 Varieties of Moral Issue and Dilemma: A Framework for the Analysis of Case Material in Business Ethics Education
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 48
IS 1
SP 21
OP 32
A1 Maclagan, Patrick
LA English
YR 2003
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785620495
AB This paper builds on a number of ideas concerning the nature, management and representation in case studies, of moral issues and dilemmas as experienced by people in organisations. Drawing on some cases used in teaching business ethics, and utilising a checklist of questions derived from the more general theoretical analysis, suggestions are offered regarding the contributions which such cases can make in developing students' understanding and potential for performative competence in real life situations. The distinction between issues and dilemmas is emphasised, and different types of issue are identified. The status of self-interest as an issue, and as contributory to personal dilemmas, is given particular attention. The paper also addresses the distinction between cognitive and non-cognitive attributes required by individuals if they are to deal with such situations. Within the cognitive category attention is paid to the contribution of ethical and other theory, and to the need for moral imagination and judgement.
K1 Self-interest
K1 personal attributes
K1 Normative ethics
K1 Moral Imagination
K1 Moral Dilemmas
K1 Case studies
DO 10.1023/B:BUSI.0000004364.63317.73