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Ethics at Work

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Barbara Goodwin

    1. University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
      Henley Management College, UK

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Part of the book series: Issues in Business Ethics (IBET, volume 16)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Moral Questions

    • Barbara Goodwin
    Pages 1-6

  3. Ethos or Code?

    • Barbara Goodwin
    Pages 7-53

  4. Personal Morality at Work

    • Barbara Goodwin
    Pages 55-116

  5. Topical Ethical Questions

    • Barbara Goodwin
    Pages 117-144

  6. Responsibility at Work

    • Barbara Goodwin
    Pages 145-182

  7. The Moral Organisation

    • Barbara Goodwin
    Pages 183-234

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 235-253
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About this book

What would tempt you to whistleblow? Do Codes of Conduct make organisations ethical? How do people react to taking the blame for others? This book answers such questions, drawing on the views of employees in eight large organisations. One finding is the `whited sepulchre phenomenon': an organisation which presents a squeaky-clean image to the world but has intrinsic failings which cause moral dilemmas for staff. While treatment of customers is regulated by Codes and Charters, internal organisation is typically more anarchic. The study also exposes the moral conflicts generated by party-political machinations in organisations with democratic governance.
The book offers a unique perspective on ethical attitudes at work and reactions to responsibility and accountability. It finds that, although religious belief is declining, strong moral beliefs still thrive and `ethical employees' abound. It highlights the importance of empowerment, procedures, and professionalism in creating the `moral organisation'. This original study will interest practitioners in business, the public sector and NGOs, especially human resources professionals, as well as philosophers and business ethicists.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

    Barbara Goodwin

  • Henley Management College, UK

    Barbara Goodwin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ethics at Work

  • Authors: Barbara Goodwin

  • Series Title: Issues in Business Ethics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9331-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-0363-9Published: 30 November 2001

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-9331-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0925-6733

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1680

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 264

  • Topics: Ethics, Ontology, Human Resource Management, Management

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