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Ethical Hazards: A Motive, Means, and Opportunity Approach to Curbing Corporate Unethical Behavior

verfasst von: Shripad G. Pendse

Erschienen in: Journal of Business Ethics | Ausgabe 3/2012

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Scandals in companies such as Enron have been a source of great concern in the last decade. The events that led to a global financial crisis in 2008 have heightened this concern. How does one account for executive behaviors that led to such a crisis? This article argues that a conjunction of motive, means, and opportunity creates ‘an ethical hazard’ making questionable executive decisions more probable. It then suggests that corporate unethical behavior can be minimized by creating a process to identify and remove such ethical hazards, and by appointing an ‘ethical hazards marshal.’

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Titel: Ethical Hazards: A Motive, Means, and Opportunity Approach to Curbing Corporate Unethical Behavior
verfasst von: Shripad G. Pendse
Publikationsdatum: 01.05.2012
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Journal of Business Ethics / Ausgabe 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-011-1037-0

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