Moral Standards in Managerial Decisions: In Search of a Comprehensive Theoretical Framework

M. Procópio
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Although ethical decision‐making theory has evolved over the years, within the field of management, research still revolves around James Rest’s (1986) four‐step framework, dominated by a positivist epistemology and a quantitative methodology. Given that currently there is a call for a theoretical, epistemological, and methodological renovation for the enlargement and enrichment of knowledge about how decisions are morally made in organizations, this paper has a double aim. First, by showing the models’ main flaws and limitations, it critically assesses the prominent theoretical models of Rest, Trevino, and Jones. Then, for decision making in organizations, the paper aims to posit a fresh moral theory that addresses the phenomenon from a comprehensive epistemological perspective. To do so, it steps back from those prominent models in order to review John Dewey’s “theory of moral life.” At the core of the proposed comprehensive theoretical framework are Dewey’s concepts of a “moral standard” and “valuation.” Finally, the paper shows how the Dewey‐based framework can both overcome the flaws and limitations that are identified in those prominent models and can enrich empirical research, therefore contributing to developing as a whole the ethical decision‐making field.
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管理决策中的道德标准:寻找一个全面的理论框架
尽管伦理决策理论已经发展了多年,但在管理领域内,研究仍然围绕着詹姆斯·雷斯特(James rest, 1986)的四步框架展开,该框架以实证主义认识论和定量方法论为主导。鉴于目前有一种理论、认识论和方法上的更新的呼吁,以扩大和丰富关于组织中如何做出道德决策的知识,本文有双重目的。首先,通过展示模型’主要的缺陷和局限性,它批判性地评估了Rest, Trevino和Jones的著名理论模型。然后,对于组织中的决策,本文旨在从综合认识论的角度提出一种新的道德理论来解决这一现象。为了做到这一点,它从那些突出的模型中退一步,以回顾约翰·杜威的道德生活理论。提出的综合理论框架的核心是杜威的“道德标准”概念。& # 8220;估值强生的# 8221;最后,本文展示了基于杜威的框架如何既能克服那些突出模型中发现的缺陷和局限性,又能丰富实证研究,从而有助于整体发展伦理决策领域。
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