Moral reasoning at work : rethinking ethics in organizations
Autor
Kvalnes, Øyvind
Institución
Resumen
This book explores how ethics in organization can draw on
research streams in moral philosophy and moral psychology in order to
attune to the actual and concrete moral dilemmas in the workplace.
Compliance activities in organizations often include ethical training of
employees and formulations of codes of conduct to define required and
expected behavior. In order to prepare leaders and employees for moral
dilemmas in their professional lives, organizations need to go beyond
compliance and acknowledge the complexity and ambiguity of the situations the employees can face. Familiarity with ethical tools, principles, and
concepts can be part of a foundation for responsible decision-making, but
only in tandem with empirical knowledge from social and moral psychology about judgment and decision-making.