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- Title
Thou Shalt and Shalt Not: An Alternative to the Ten Commandments Approach to Developing a Code of Ethics for Schools of Business.
- Authors
Kleiner, Deborah S.; Maury, Mary D.
- Abstract
Many have preached the need for business schools to "teach" ethics, but very few have considered that business schools should also adopt and implement their own codes. The authors' previous research indicates that there is a perceived need for a code of ethics for business schools. Currently, relatively few schools have in fact adopted codes of ethics applicable to all the constituents of the institution. Proposals made to businesses to help them determine which values should be included in a corporate code do not appear to adequately address the distinctive issues faced in an academic environment. In an earlier survey, the authors identified general principles of conduct that seemed to encompass the values expressed by the respondents. Relying on research that has indicated that ideally a code of ethics should be inspirational and value oriented rather than prescriptive and proscriptive, the authors herein propose ten values and correlating definitions that would provide a framework for a business school code of ethics.
- Subjects
BUSINESS ethics education; CODES of ethics; BUSINESS school curriculum; BUSINESS education; AMERICAN Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business; SOCIAL responsibility of business; BUSINESS school accreditation; SURVEYS; BUSINESS students; BUSINESS teachers; VALUES (Ethics); SOCIAL norms; ETHICS
- Publication
Journal of Business Ethics, 1997, Vol 16, Issue 3, p331
- ISSN
0167-4544
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1017964000451