Business ethics as a discipline has been evolving rapidly, and indeed needs to evolve constantly. This evolution is mandated more urgently than ever before as we plunge headlong, and with increasing velocity, into the era of automation, artificial intelligence and digitization. In a scenario where legal and policy guidelines are scarce or ambiguous, the role of business ethics in guiding academic and industrial research and innovation cannot be understated. Ethical codes and guidelines are needed for educators, scientists, industries, law and policy makers, as well as for the general public engaged with emerging technologies not only to ensure a smooth transition into the autonomous and digital age, but also to ensure that in the process, we do not unknowingly disengage from basic human rights, values and responsibilities. Traditional, time tested and universally accepted principles of (business) ethics, including principles of integrity, responsibility and sustainability must, therefore, not be abandoned, but rather permitted to evolve to address the unique issues that emerging technologies present to humankind. This evolution necessarily entails an evolution also in research methods (including methods that permit multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder engagement), entrepreneurship ethics and a multi-cultural understanding of human rights and responsibilities, as relevant to emerging technologies such as autonomous driving. The envisaged volume “Evolving Business Ethics: Integrity, Sustainability and Responsible Innovation in the Digital Age” accordingly brings together contributions in the field of business ethics from a diversity of perspectives and disciplines.
Author(s): Christoph Lütge, Marianne Thejls Ziegler
Series: Wirtschaftsethik in der globalisierten Welt
Publisher: J.B. Metzler
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 151
City: Berlin
Preface
Contents
The Peter Löscher Chair of Business Ethics—10 Years After
1 A Brief History of the Chair
2 Research Areas
2.1 Ethics of Digitization
2.2 Experimental Ethics
3 Key Publications
4 Teaching
5 Conferences and Other Events Organized by the Chair
References
Part I Integrity, Entrepreneurship, and Corporate Social Responsibility
Individual and Corporate Integrity. Stretching the Concept
1 Introduction
2 Integrity in Corporations
3 The Concept of Integrity
4 Successfully Taking Your Life Seriously
5 The Challenge of the First Definition
6 Calhoun’s Integrity as a Social Virtue
7 Conclusion: Transferring the Conceptualisations to the Corporate World
References
Organizational Integrity: Discussion of an Approach to Business Ethics in the Age of Digitization
1 Introduction
2 How Digitization Influences Business Ethics
3 Integrity as Multicultural Concept for Business Ethics
4 Definition of Organizational Integrity and Its Properties
5 Why is Integrity an Important Ethics Concept
5.1 Integrity and Self-Interest
5.2 Integrity and Competition
5.3 Integrity and Discourse
6 Conclusion
References
Risk Taking and the Ethics of Entrepreneurship
1 Introduction
2 Definitions of Entrepreneurship
3 Risk Taking and Entrepreneurial Spirit
4 Competition and Entrepreneurial Spirit
5 Risk in Experimental Economics: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
6 Consequences for Ethics
7 Epilogue
References
Disentangling Gut Feeling: Assessing the Integrity of Social Entrepreneurs
1 Introduction
2 Social Entrepreneurs, Social Venture Capitalists, and the Importance of Integrity
2.1 Social Entrepreneurs
2.2 Social Venture Capitalists
2.3 Definition and Importance of Integrity
3 Attributes Affecting the Assessment of Integrity
3.1 Personal Experience of the Social Entrepreneur
3.2 Professional Background of the Social Entrepreneur
3.3 Voluntary Accountability Efforts of the Social Entrepreneur
3.4 External Judgments of the Social Entrepreneur
3.5 Reputation of the Social Entrepreneur
3.6 Awards/Fellowships Granted to the Social Entrepreneur
3.7 Influence of Experience on the Evaluation of Integrity
4 Method
4.1 Sample
4.2 Data Collection
4.3 Measures
4.4 Analysis
5 Results
5.1 Results of the Experts
5.2 Comparison to Results of Students
6 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Part II Order Ethics and Experimental Business Ethics
Chances, Problems and Limits of Experimental Ethics
1 Experimental Philosophy
2 Experimental Ethics
3 Philosophical Precursors
3.1 Ethics on a Naturalistic Basis
3.2 Business Ethics with Economic Means
4 Chances: Why Experimental Ethics?
5 Problems: What Could be Key Research Problems of Experimental Ethics?
6 Practical Implications of Experimental Ethics?
7 Criticism to be Expected
8 Conclusion
References
Order Ethics: A Contemporary Ethics for the Digital Society
1 Introduction
2 The Challenge of Order Ethics
3 Appealing to Individual Virtues in the Market Society
4 The Level of Rules is the Systematic Place of Morality in the Digital Society
5 Conclusion
References
Order Ethics: The Turn Towards Polycentric Democracy
1 Introduction
2 Order Ethics: Political Philosophy
2.1 Basic Building Blocks
2.2 From Consent to Constitutional Democracy
3 The Minarcüst Critique
4 The Anarchist Critique
5 Answering the Critics
6 Polycentric Democracy
7 Summary
References
Part III Responsible Innovation in the Digital Age
Responsible Artificial Intelligence. Challenges in Research, University, and Society
1 Challenges of AI-Research
2 Challenges of AI-Responsibility
2.1 Foundations and Certification of AI
2.2 Explainability and Responsibility
2.3 Ethics, Behavior, and Fair Decision-Making
2.4 Studying AI and Certification in the Field
3 Perspectives of Universities
References
The Ethics of Crashing: Defending the Order Ethics Approach
1 Introduction
2 Order Ethics & Ethics of Crashing
3 Some Clarifications
References
Motivating Employees in a Globalised Economy. The Moral Legitimacy of Applying Gamification in a Corporate Context
1 Introduction: Incentivising Human Resources
2 The Setting
3 Wellbeing, Fun and Games as Cure for Deteriorating Working Conditions
4 Challenges in the Application of Gamification
4.1 Elements of Gamification by General Electrics
4.2 Delta Airlines Adventure Travel Game
5 Gamification as Exploitation
6 Conclusion: The Legitimacy of Encouraging Work Enthusiasm
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