Ethical Thinking in Organizations Implications for Management Education
认为管理实践中伦理思维需要理解具体行动的情境细节，指出伦理理论在现实应用中需要判断，并强调管理实践的“无序性”是道德话语、决策和行为发生的背景。
The core idea in this paper is that to think ethically in the practice of management requires an appreciation of the detailed context for specific actions. Ethical theory, as typically offered on programmes for managers, is based on abstract concepts which call for judgement in their real-world application. Thus the 'disorderliness' of management practice must be recognized; this is part of the context in which moral discourse in organizations is conducted, decisions taken, and behaviour enacted. Furthermore, such discourse and action go well beyond the 'ethical decision-making' often assumed in texts and teaching; individuals' everyday conduct and demeanour must also be considered. Case material and other learning resources should therefore provide a basis for relating ethical thinking to the detail of particular situations so that such contextualization for decisions and everyday conduct is appreciated. To this end, it is suggested that literature may provide a valuable aid to learning.