Title: Corporate ethics initiatives as change management: lessons from complexity/chaos theory
Authors: William S. Brown
Addresses: Marist College, School of Management (AACSB), 374, Dyson Hall, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, USA
Abstract: This article uses concepts from quantum mechanics and chaos/complexity theory to examine the dynamics of organisational attempts to infuse ethical conduct |all the way through| organisations. The goal of this article is to consider these efforts from a non-linear systemic perspective rather than the more simplistic linear approaches traditionally used by organisations.
Keywords: business ethics; ethical decision making; ethics programmes; organisational ethics; corporate ethics; change management; complexity theory; chaos theory; quantum mechanics; ethical conduct; ethical behaviour.
DOI: 10.1504/IJMCP.2008.018533
International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 2008 Vol.3 No.1, pp.82 - 91
Published online: 26 May 2008 *
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