Moral imagination and the search for ethical decision-making in management

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Businesses commit moral mistakes not because of greed, self-interest or weakness of will but because of a lack of moral imagination. Moral imagination is defined as 'an ability to imaginatively discern various possibilities for acting in a given situation and to envision the potential help and harm that are likely to result from a given action.' The conceptual schemes of people and organizations obstruct the application of moral imagination. The two main concepts of moral imagination, memory and empathy, are discussed.

Management

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Does business ethics rest on a mistake?

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A comparison is made between a moral managerial model and a moral market model, the former incorporating ethics into decision making and the latter constructed to produce ethical outcomes. It is posited that an ethical system, rather than ethical decision making, will yield superior results in establishing social justice.

United States, Statistical Data Included, Analysis, Business ethics

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Exporting mental models: global capitalism in the 21st century

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The limitations of the exportability of the mental model of Western-style capitalism and how international business enterprises are discussed. This model promises that a global economy ruled by industrialized free enterprise and free trade can lead to economic good in every country where this operates.

Planning, International aspects, International economic relations

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