Shades of moral agency in organisational ethics
by George W. Watson, Mary Sue Love
International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy (IJMCP), Vol. 2, No. 4, 2007

Abstract: We examine the theoretical and empirical implications for studying organisational ethics from contending perspectives of moral agency. We categorise contending perspectives of moral agency into a framework that outlines the philosophical, social psychological and applied ethical implications of four perspectives found in the literature. Autonomy and authenticity are cast as dimensions of moral agency. We assert that the field's inclination to overlook the assumptions in moral agency results in theoretical confounds and problematic interpretations of empirical results. Implications for theory, research, teaching and practice are considered.

Online publication date: Tue, 18-Sep-2007

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