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81Bullying in the 21st Century Global Organization: An Ethical PerspectiveJournal of Business Ethics 85 (1): 27-40. 2008.The complex global business environment has created a host of problems for managers, none of which is more difficult to address than bullying in the workplace. The rapid rate of change and the everincreasing complexity of organizational environments of business throughout the world have increased the opportunity for bullying to occur more frequently. This article addresses the foundations of bullying by examining the nature' (i.e., bullying behavior influenced by the innate genetic make-up of an…Read more
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11Wittgenstein's Notion of ‘Theology as Grammar’*: MICHAEL G. HARVEYReligious Studies 25 (1): 89-103. 1989.In the wake of Kantian and positivistic critiques of metaphysics and theology, one group of philosophers and theologians has attempted to reconstrue the meaning of religious discourse without making ontological commitments to a mind-independent reality. Another group has refused to abandon such commitments: they remain convinced that religious language is meaningless without them, because it cannot otherwise be ‘about’ anything objectively real; it merely becomes an expression ‘of’ religious pie…Read more
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5Skepticism, relativism, and religious knowledge: a Kierkegaardian perspective informed by Wittgenstein's philosophyPickwick Publications. 2013.Skepticism, Relativism, and Religious Knowledge shows where responses to skepticism and relativism by Karl Barth and Reformed epistemology have led to impasses, and reconstructs their insights in a more robust response that does not depend on making excessive claims about our epistemic capacities. This response is based on a more nuanced conception of the relationship between trust, doubt, faith, and reason, and a Kierkegaardian perspective on religious knowledge that stresses the role of the wi…Read more
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39The role of pluralistic ignorance in the perception of unethical behaviorJournal of Business Ethics 23 (4). 2000.Is there really an ethical crisis? We propose that the situation is not as bad as many would have us believe. We have attempted to present an alternative explanation for some earlier reports of an ethical crisis. This has resulted in a number of research propositions. We are optimistic that there are, in spite of reports to the contrary, an overwhelming majority of ethical people populating our business community.
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29Identifying factors which may influence unethical behaviorTeaching Business Ethics 2 (1): 71-84. 1998.
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74Ethical decision–making: A multidimensional constructBusiness Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility 12 (1). 2003.Poor ethical decision–making costs industry billions of dollars a year and damages the images of corporations. Thus, by answering the question ‘Why do individuals behave as they do when confronted with ethical issues?’ ethical theory can provide businesses with a means to create a more ethical climate and a more successful operation. This study tested the Ethical Decision–Making Model with accountability (Beu & Buckley 2001), which uses theory that suggests that ethical behavior is influenced by…Read more
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35Ethical decision-making: a multidimensional constructBusiness Ethics: A European Review 12 (1): 88-107. 2003.Poor ethical decision–making costs industry billions of dollars a year and damages the images of corporations. Thus, by answering the question ‘Why do individuals behave as they do when confronted with ethical issues?’ ethical theory can provide businesses with a means to create a more ethical climate and a more successful operation. This study tested the Ethical Decision–Making Model with accountability (Beu & Buckley 2001), which uses theory that suggests that ethical behavior is influenced by…Read more
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36Socializing ethical behavior of foreign employees in multinational corporationsBusiness Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility 12 (3). 2003.
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42Socializing ethical behavior of foreign employees in multinational corporationsBusiness Ethics 12 (3): 298-307. 2003.