What is it about?
A conversation between an employee and his colleagues in an industrial office setting reveals various moral issues regarding a customer's order. A theory of 'moral reasons' forms the basis for analysis of the case (which takes the form of dialogue between those involved). The aim is to demonstrate the applicability of this approach when making sense of moral dilemmas generally.
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Why is it important?
Some business ethics research and literature assumes the value of ethical theories (e.g. utilitarianism) but this often seems not to appeal to managers or management teachers. The approach offered here is an attempt at providing a more realistic way forward, without abandoning theory entirely.
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This paper was based on a past real-life experience when working in industry as one of those involved.
Dr Patrick W Maclagan
University of Hull
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This page is a summary of: Moral dilemmas, moral reasons and moral learning: interpreting a real case in terms of particularistic theory, Business Ethics A European Review, July 2014, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/beer.12071.
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