In Search of Virtue: The Role of Virtues, Values and Character Strengths in Ethical Decision Making

We present a comprehensive model that integrates virtues, values, character strengths and ethical decision making (EDM). We describe how a largely consequentialist ethical framework has dominated most EDM scholarship to date. We suggest that reintroducing a virtue ethical perspective to existing EDM...

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Authors: Crossan, Mary (Author) ; Mazutis, Daina (Author) ; Seijts, Gerard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2013
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2013, Volume: 113, Issue: 4, Pages: 567-581
Further subjects:B Values
B Ethical decision making
B Character strengths
B Virtues
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Summary:We present a comprehensive model that integrates virtues, values, character strengths and ethical decision making (EDM). We describe how a largely consequentialist ethical framework has dominated most EDM scholarship to date. We suggest that reintroducing a virtue ethical perspective to existing EDM theories can help to illustrate deficiencies in existing decision-making models, and suggest that character strengths and motivational values can serve as natural bridges that link a virtue framework to EDM in organizations. In conjunction with the more fully formulated extant research on situational determinants, we present and discuss our model that introduces a virtue based orientation to EDM.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1680-8