Assertion and Consensus Motives in Argumentations

Fair and non-manipulative argumentation plays a key role in contemporary German ethics and business ethics. The purpose of this paper was to examine the question whether psychological dispositions for this type of communication do exist. In three empirical studies consisting of 839 subjects it was p...

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Main Author: Blickle, Gerhard (Author)
Contributors: Hauck, Sabine ; Senft, Wolfgang
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1997
In: International journal of value-based management
Year: 1997, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 193-203
Further subjects:B Motives
B Discourse ethics
B Business Ethics
B Personality traits
B Argumantation
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Summary:Fair and non-manipulative argumentation plays a key role in contemporary German ethics and business ethics. The purpose of this paper was to examine the question whether psychological dispositions for this type of communication do exist. In three empirical studies consisting of 839 subjects it was possible to establish four argumentative motives. Furthermore, the data show that these motives are correlated with basic personality traits. These motives have also implications for social integration, rationality, use of information, time demand, and interpersonal trust in business communication. In sum, fair and non-manipulative argumentation is a realistic tool for solving everyday ethical problems. Thus, discourse ethics is not only good for theory but also good for practice.
ISSN:1572-8528
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of value-based management
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1007764223848