Virtue, Trust, and Moral Agency in Business
Every business is a social structure. Critical realist sociology tells us that social structures influence the decisions that persons within them make by presenting restrictions (penalties for violating norms) and opportunities (rewards for taking up advantages offered), that frequently alter those...
| Subtitles: | "Theme issue: Virtues in business" |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Christian scholar's review
Year: 2024, Volume: 53, Issue: 3, Pages: 5-22 |
| IxTheo Classification: | NCE Business ethics VA Philosophy ZB Sociology |
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| Summary: | Every business is a social structure. Critical realist sociology tells us that social structures influence the decisions that persons within them make by presenting restrictions (penalties for violating norms) and opportunities (rewards for taking up advantages offered), that frequently alter those nonetheless free decisions. Thus, a business can encourage or discourage virtuous decisions, and over time it shapes the moral character of its employees. Pope Benedict XVI stressed the role of "gratuitousness" in all economic life, arguing that reciprocity (a combination of gift and contract) is key to creating trust. Virtues of all kinds flourish in workplaces where trust prevails. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christian scholar's review
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