Understanding Ethics and Responsibilities in a Globalizing World (eBook)

Maria Cecilia Coutinho de Arruda, Boleslaw Rok (Herausgeber)

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2015
308 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-23081-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This book contemplates the ethics of responsibility in a large range of meanings, consequences and impacts. It reflects the perspectives and reasoning of 24 authors from all continents. All chapters are original papers presented at the Fifth World ISBEE Congress, that took place in Warsaw, Poland, at the Kozminski University, on 11-14 of July, 2012. In this book, ethics and responsibility are considered essential traits of character, not only in the business or governmental arenas but in any initiative, decision and activity. The contributions to this book focus on a spectrum of themes, terms and concepts, the global corporate social responsibilities perspective covering impacts, challenges, analysis, criticism, consequences of  important topics of real life, sustainability, international economy and regimes, corruption, poverty and violence, among others. The book is intended for academics, researchers and professionals in all continents who are dedicated to Ethics, Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Innovation, and Sustainability Management.

Inhalt

Contents 6
Contributors 8
Part I: Introduction 10
Chapter 1: Ethics and Responsibilities 11
References 20
Chapter 2: Corporate Leadership in Times of Public Distrust 23
Part I: Modern Societies: A Landscape of Distrust 23
Part II: The Lack of Trust and Its Social Costs 25
Part III: What Can Corporate Leaders Do to Create Trust in Their Sphere of Influence? 28
First Things First: “Doing No Harm” 28
“Doing Good:” An Increasing Part of Society’s Expectation 29
Issues Nurturing Distrust Against “Big Business” 30
Normative Pluralism 30
Differences in Axiomatic Assumptions 31
Pluralism of Interests 32
Transcultural Challenges 32
Unavoidable Dilemmas 33
Distrust of “Size” Per Se 33
Complexity 33
Societal Intelligence and Competence: Win Hearts and Souls, Not Just Minds 34
Part IV: Putting Corporate Leadership in Context 41
Notes 43
Part II: Responsibility as a Key Concept of Ethics 49
Chapter 3: Shareholder Primacy as an Impediment to Corporate Social Responsibility 50
Introduction 50
Explication of the SPN 53
The SPN as a Legal Norm 53
The SPN as a Social Norm 56
Empirical Research Direction 57
Normative Research Directions 58
Instrumental Research Directions 59
Research on How to Attenuate the SPN 60
Conclusion 61
Notes 61
References 62
Chapter 4: From “Free-Floating Responsibility” to Self-­Responsibility CSR as Theoretical and Practical Context for Ethics 65
Introduction 65
Between Responsibility and Irresponsibility in Business 66
What Could Result from the Lack of a Responsible Attitude? 68
What Is CSR and Which Are Its Dimensions? 68
Rethinking the Philosophies of Responsibility 71
The Hardships of Genuinely Responsible Practice in CSR 79
Notes 83
References 85
Chapter 5: Erosion of Sovereign Control: Deliberation, ‘We-Reasoning,’ and the Legitimacy of Norms and Standards in a Globalized World 88
Introduction 88
The Legitimacy of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives 90
‘We-Reasoning’ in Deliberative Processes: A Team Game Theoretical Approach 93
Discussion 101
Conclusion 103
Notes 104
References 104
Part III: Healthy, Fair and Sustainable Business Cultures 107
Chapter 6: Morality as an Index of Mental Health of the Organization: Building a Model of Healthy Leadership 108
Introduction 108
Psychological Factors Causing Unhealthiness of the Organization 110
Mental Health and Moral Concerns of Organizations 113
Building a Model of Healthy Leadership 117
Afterword and Further Research 119
Notes 120
Appendix 120
Literature 120
Chapter 7: Do You Believe in Life After Work? A Noninstrumental Defense of Work–Life Balance 126
Research Problem and the Outline of Argumentation 126
Methodology 127
Is Life–Work Balance Valuable? 128
Collective Responsibility Problem 131
Structural Injustice 134
References 136
Chapter 8: Sustaining the Sustainable: Creating the Culture of Sustainability 138
Introduction 138
Understanding Sustainability 139
Understanding Culture 139
Culture of Social Obligation 140
Culture of Social Responsibility 140
Culture of Ethics 141
Culture of the Environment 141
Culture of Sustainability 141
Promoting Changes from and Within the Organization 142
Good Practices for the Culture of Sustainability 142
Survey with Sustainability Officers 143
Sustainability Officer: The Culture Promoter 145
Final Comments: Toward a Culture of Sustainability 146
References 147
Chapter 9: Towards Re-theorizing the Firm in Pursuit of Well-Being and Social Justice 149
Introduction 149
Rethinking the Purpose of the Firm 153
An Account of Well-Being and the Normative Context 157
Global Social Justice and Responsibilities 160
Conclusion 165
Notes 165
References 166
Part IV: Business Engaging in Politics 170
Chapter 10: CSR’s New Challenge: Corporate Political Advocacy 171
Introduction 171
Corporate Political Advocacy 172
Four Levels of Political Interaction Between Corporations and Political Institutions 175
Conceptual Challenges: Corporate Advocacy Beyond “Corporate Political Activity” (CPA) 177
Normative Challenges: Political Advocacy Beyond Political CSR 179
Conclusion: Corporate Political Advocacy: A Research Agenda for a New Phenomenon 182
Notes 184
References 185
Chapter 11: Countries in Transition: Ethics Is Not the Key in Their Success. Analysis of Chilean Experience 188
Presentation 188
Conceptual Framework 190
Culture and Ethics 190
Socioeconomic Model 193
Notes 198
References 198
Chapter 12: Economic Inequality as an Obstacle to Development 199
Introduction 199
Theoretical Background and Measurement of Economic Inequality 200
Economic Justice in the Frame of Economic Security 210
Development of Socially Oriented Market Economy for Resolution of Excessive Economic Inequality 212
Development of Social Capital through Online Communities as a Precondition for Economic Development 217
Conclusions 220
Bibliography 222
Part V: Business Ethics Education 224
Chapter 13: Social Responsibility as a Matter of Justice: A Proposal to Expand Business Ethics Education 225
Part I. The Ordinary Pressures of Business Operations 225
Part II. Business Ethics as Pragmatic Pursuit of the Good 227
Three Prominent Moral Education Approaches 227
A Fourth Approach: The Pragmatic Pursuit of the Good 230
Part III. Business Ethics Education: Adding Three Essential Elements 232
Business Responsibility for the Social Good 232
Public Accountability on Matters of Justice 235
Public Deliberation on the Justice of Social Claims 236
Conclusion 239
Notes 239
References 239
Chapter 14: Sustainability, Justice, and Virtue 243
Introduction 244
Approaches to Justice 245
Justice as a Virtue 247
The Journey Aspect: Working Toward Sustainability 248
A Work of Justice 249
Conclusion 250
References 250
Chapter 15: Moral Reasoning and Learning Outcomes in Undergraduate Business Education: A Cross-Cultural Exploration 252
Introduction 252
Overview and Theory 253
Methodology 256
University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business 256
Units of Analysis 256
Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis 258
School of Business Administration of São Paulo at Fundação Getulio Vargas 259
Units of Analysis 259
Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis 259
Materials and Procedure 260
Results 264
University of Notre Dame–Mendoza College of Business 264
Results of Students in the Class of 2012 264
Results of Students in the Class of 2013 265
Common Traits of Cohort 2012 and 2013 267
School of Business Administration of São Paulo at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP) 268
Discussion 270
Role of Institutional Support in Student Outcomes in Business Ethics 270
Conclusion 273
Notes 274
References 274
Chapter 16: Efforts and Achievements of Two Decades of Business Ethics Teaching and Research in Africa with a Special Reference to Kenya 277
The Notion of Ethics and the Ethical Character in an African Context 277
Relevance of the Philosophical Inquiry as Basis for a Viable Theory of Ethical Management in Africa 279
General Efforts toward Improvement of Corporate Governance 284
Specific Collaboration of Different Stakeholders in Kenya to Stem Impunity and to Entrench a Culture of Ethics and Values 285
Conclusion and Recommendations 288
Notes 289
Bibliography 289
Chapter 17: Conclusion: The Future for Responsibility 291
Education 292
Leadership 294
Politics 296
Sustainability 300
References 302

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.12.2015
• Reihe/Serie: The International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics Book Series
• Reihe/Serie: The International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics Book Series
• Zusatzinfo: VIII, 308 p. 8 illus.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Business Ethics • Corporate Social Responsibility • CSR • ethics and responsibility • ethics in economics • the virtue of responsibility
• ISBN-10: 3-319-23081-6 / 3319230816
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-23081-8 / 9783319230818