Complexity Theory and Business Ethics Education
The serious problem caused by unethical conduct in business has aroused the public awareness of the significance of ethics education. However, no consensus has been reached on the definition of business ethics nor the way in which business ethics should be taught. In this paper, we will try to analyze the reasons why agreement is difficult and actually unnecessary to achieve by applying Complexity Theory. The first part focuses on the nature of ethics and business ethics. The second part introduces the Complexity Theory, while in the third part the application of Complexity Theory in business ethics education is discussed. Then we draw the conclusion that the diversity of viewpoints is inevitable, as Complexity Theory suggests, and hence, in the teaching of busi ness ethics, we should just Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend.
Complexity Theory Business Ethics
Cubie LAU John F.HULPKE Jingjing XIA
Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business,University College Dublin,Dublin School of Business and Management,Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,China
国际会议
南京
英文
581-587
2008-06-06（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）