Reconciling Economics and Ethics in Business Ethics Education: The Case of Objectivism
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Today, capitalism is in question, as the 2013 Academy of Management conference theme claimed. Many view business skeptically because they see capitalism as incompatible with ethics. The same problem pervades the business ethics education classroom. Business ethics can be taught in a way that demonstrates that economics and ethics are compatible and are integrated most directly in the function of management. This essay provides an overview of Ayn Rand’s philosophy as an alternative to current conventions but largely consistent with approaches such as virtue ethics and conscious capitalism. The essay concludes with challenges to teaching Objectivism in business schools.
Source: The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies
Authors: Eric B. Dent, John A. Parnell
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2254864763