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Business Ethics in Germany: Problems, Concepts, and Functions
Unternehmensethik in Deutschland: Probleme, Konzepte und Funktionen
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Abstract "This paper addresses the question of why business ethics did not become a standard part of research
and academic education in German-speaking countries until now. It traces this trend back to experiences
of the dictatorship prior to World War II. Until the 1980s, Max Weber’s concept of value-free... view more
"This paper addresses the question of why business ethics did not become a standard part of research
and academic education in German-speaking countries until now. It traces this trend back to experiences
of the dictatorship prior to World War II. Until the 1980s, Max Weber’s concept of value-free
scientific statements dominated the discipline. Since the mid-1980s, several positions and concepts of
business ethics have been suggested, all of which failed to garner the acceptance of business ethics.
Therefore, an alternative, analytical concept of business ethics is developed which separates between
logical, empirical and normative dimensions of ethical problems." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; business ethics; business administration; value freedom; business economics; corporate governance; historical development; curriculum contents; studies (academic)
Classification
Training, Teaching and Studying, Professional Organizations of Economics
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 250-269
Journal
Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik, 8 (2007) 3
ISSN
1439-880X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications