scholarly journals Christian attitude in business

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 1110-1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
J M Vorster
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
First Century ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Political Responsibility ◽  
Ethical Perspective ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Moral Agents ◽  
Christian Churches

The beginning of the twenty-first century faces new challenges in the field of business ethics.  Totally new macro-ethical challenges have arisen and they have already inspired constant ethical reflection. Two major developments in the field of economics paved the way for this new interest in business ethics: the total dominance of the market driven economy and economic globalization. This article investigates the ethical challenges posed by this new environment from a Christian ethical perspective. Firstly norms are formulated flowing from the paradigm of Christian attitude as a manifestation of the attitude of Christ. These are love, stewardship, self-denial and obedience to God. These norms are then applied to the following modern-day issues in the field of business ethics: the challenge of globalization, respect for basic human rights, remuneration, the corporation as a moral model, the need for self-evaluation, political responsibility and environmental concern. In conclusion I attempt to define the role of Christians and Christian churches in transforming corporations into moral agents.

scholarly journals Culture and business ethics – a comparative perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 54-65
Author(s):  
Florin Lucian Isac ◽  
Eugen Florin Remes
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Ethical Perspective ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
International Environment

Abstract Accelerating growth in business globalization places managers in an international environment with more ethical challenges. Ethical principles that govern businesses in a particular culture may not match with the conditions, norms and customs of other cultures. The article aims to examine comparatively the role of culture in explaining ethical issues and dilemmas in organizations. Treating the issue of business ethics in companies nowadays offer different perspectives depending on the influence of the cultural context of countries where these companies operate. Each cultural context shows its specificity, in addition to legal regulations, customs, habits or moral issues, which deserve to be highlighted in a paper on how to conduct business from an ethical perspective.

Ageing and Personhood in Twenty-First Century Europe: A Challenge to Religion

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Population Ageing ◽  
First Century ◽  
Eastern Orthodox ◽  
The Past ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
Human Ageing ◽  
Young Old ◽  
Older Europeans

AbstractThe nature and experience of human ageing is changing as people come to live longer lives both as active 'young-old' and dependent 'old-old'. Europe is in the forefront of population ageing and stands in great need of a creative response at many levels, including from religious bodies. There needs to be recognition that older Europeans benefit less than in the past from the elder's traditional religious role of witnessing and transmitting faith. Indeed in some European countries older people can be greatly troubled in their own faith yet pastorally unsupported as Christian churches focus on evangelizing the reluctant young. Pastoral theology needs to be developed to encourage creative responses to the older person's isolation, which can be cultural and spiritual as well as physical. Possibly the greatest challenge is to respond effectively to the rising numbers entering the fourth age in a state of dementia. In this respect western Christianity has much to learn from the Eastern Orthodox tradition, which lays less emphasis on rationality as the criterion for human and moral status, and more on the person in relationship. Even if we forget who we are, we can and should be remembered by others, and in the last analysis are remembered by God.

Friends or Foe?

2022 ◽  
pp. 1412-1435
Author(s):  
Rosalba Manna ◽  
Rocco Palumbo ◽  
Massimiliano Pellegrini
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Human Resource Management Practices ◽  
Push Forward

Scholars have argued that business ethics is a crucial ingredient for the successful recipe of human resource management. However, little is known about the factors that trigger an organizational commitment towards the promotion of an ethical approach in crafting human resource management practices. This is especially true for family firms, whose ethical slant in devising human resource management practices has been under-researched. This chapter intends to push forward our knowledge in the field of business ethics investigating the role of familiness in determining ethically-rooted human resource management practices among small and medium-sized enterprises. More specifically, the authors investigated how awareness of business ethics issues and formalization of human resource management policies and practices affect the SMEs commitment to ethics. Family firms were found to be aware of the ethical challenges that characterize human resource management; however, no evidence was retrieved about the role of familiness in triggering an ethical commitment in managing human resources.

Business Ethics is Socio-Political, or Not at All

2015 ◽  
pp. 251-281
Author(s):  
Ana-Maria Pascal
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Kantian Ethics ◽  
Political Responsibility ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Mining Project ◽  
Public Ethics ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Impact

This chapter explores the moral aspects of commercial deals that allegedly democratic governments enter into with foreign investors. These are discussed against a twofold theoretical background – where the philosophical ideal of public ethics based on truth and transparency meets business ethics theories. The Kantian ethics of duty proves to be the key link between these, as particularly relevant for cases where the impact on a wide range of stakeholders is considerable. The main case under consideration is the controversial USD $2 billion Romanian mining project at Rosia Montana, which highlights the need for accountability mentioned above and lends itself well to a multi-fold business ethics analysis. The role of the civil society in effectively stopping the project is a good illustration of the stakeholder theory. The chapter concludes with the thesis that a high degree of socio-political responsibility may be best achieved when trying to combine principle-based and utilitarian thinking.

Business Ethics is Socio-Political, or Not at All

2016 ◽  
pp. 1560-1590
Author(s):  
Ana-Maria Pascal
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Kantian Ethics ◽  
Political Responsibility ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Mining Project ◽  
Public Ethics ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Impact

This chapter explores the moral aspects of commercial deals that allegedly democratic governments enter into with foreign investors. These are discussed against a twofold theoretical background – where the philosophical ideal of public ethics based on truth and transparency meets business ethics theories. The Kantian ethics of duty proves to be the key link between these, as particularly relevant for cases where the impact on a wide range of stakeholders is considerable. The main case under consideration is the controversial USD $2 billion Romanian mining project at Rosia Montana, which highlights the need for accountability mentioned above and lends itself well to a multi-fold business ethics analysis. The role of the civil society in effectively stopping the project is a good illustration of the stakeholder theory. The chapter concludes with the thesis that a high degree of socio-political responsibility may be best achieved when trying to combine principle-based and utilitarian thinking.

Relevance of Teaching Values and Ethics in Management Education

2017 ◽  
pp. 90-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damini Saini
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Ethical Training ◽  
Ethical Education ◽  
Teaching Values

To understand the role of ethical education in facing the ethical challenges in organizations this chapter provides a discussion of implications of the questions of relevance, predicament and methods of ethical training. In the introduction author emphasizes on the reasons of focusing upon the ethical education, then describes the ethical connection with responsibility and explores the terms values, ethics and business ethics. Further the author describes the main focus of the chapter that is relevance of ethics in management education, what and how should ethics be taught. The chapter revolves around the responsibility of the leaders or top management in the various areas of organization which directly or indirectly affect their ethical and moral side of behavior and actions and highlights the importance of ethical education. Further the author reviews the courses running in syllabus of top B Schools of India and abroad, then finally proposes solutions and strategies to tackle the challenges.

Friends or Foe?

2021 ◽  
pp. 121-144
Author(s):  
Rosalba Manna ◽  
Rocco Palumbo ◽  
Massimiliano Pellegrini
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Human Resource Management Practices ◽  
Push Forward

Scholars have argued that business ethics is a crucial ingredient for the successful recipe of human resource management. However, little is known about the factors that trigger an organizational commitment towards the promotion of an ethical approach in crafting human resource management practices. This is especially true for family firms, whose ethical slant in devising human resource management practices has been under-researched. This chapter intends to push forward our knowledge in the field of business ethics investigating the role of familiness in determining ethically-rooted human resource management practices among small and medium-sized enterprises. More specifically, the authors investigated how awareness of business ethics issues and formalization of human resource management policies and practices affect the SMEs commitment to ethics. Family firms were found to be aware of the ethical challenges that characterize human resource management; however, no evidence was retrieved about the role of familiness in triggering an ethical commitment in managing human resources.

Book Review: Improving the Environment for Learning

NASPA Journal ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna M. Talbot
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Postsecondary Institutions ◽  
First Century ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Future Role ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
New Knowledge

"The challenges facing postsecondary institutions in the twenty-first century include determining the future role of universities in the creation of new knowledge, mastering technology and using it appropriately, and establishing effective planning and monitoring processes (p. 221)." With this quote, Donald emphasizes the growing need for institutions of higher education to engage in self-evaluation and self assessment in order to determing their "raison d' etre" in relationship to learning.

scholarly journals Understanding the Role of Moral Principles in Business Ethics: A Kantian Perspective

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffery Smith ◽  
Wim Dubbink
Keyword(s):  
Business Ethics ◽  
Moral Judgment ◽  
Moral Principles ◽  
Moral Agents ◽  
Moral Questions

ABSTRACT:Does effective moral judgment in business ethics rely upon the identification of a suitable set of moral principles? We address this question by examining a number of criticisms of the role that principles can play in moral judgment. Critics claim that reliance on principles requires moral agents to abstract themselves from actual circumstances, relationships and personal commitments in answering moral questions. This is said to enforce an artificial uniformity in moral judgment. We challenge these critics by developing an account of principle-based moral judgment that has been widely discussed by contemporary Kantian scholars. In so doing we respond to some basic problems raised by so-called “moral particularists” who voice theoretical objections to the role of principles as well as to contemporary business ethicists who have criticized principle-based moral judgment along similar lines. We conclude with some future areas of research.

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