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Is Business Ethics Getting Better? A Historical Perspective

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  • Ciulla, Joanne B.

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This address uses the question “Is business ethics getting better?†as a heuristic for discussing the importance of history in understanding business and ethics. The paper uses a number of examples to illustrate how the same ethical problems in business have been around for a long time. It describes early attempts at the Harvard Business School to use business history as a means of teaching students about moral and social values. In the end, the author suggests that history may be another way to teach ethics, enrich business ethics courses, and develop the perspective and vision in future business leaders.

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  • Ciulla, Joanne B., 2011. "Is Business Ethics Getting Better? A Historical Perspective," Business Ethics Quarterly, Cambridge University Press, vol. 21(2), pages 335-343, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:buetqu:v:21:y:2011:i:02:p:335-343_01
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    1. Will Drover & Jennifer Franczak & Richard Beltramini, 2012. "A 30-Year Historical Examination of Ethical Concerns Regarding Business Ethics: Who’s Concerned?," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 111(4), pages 431-438, December.
    2. Josep M. Lozano, 2022. "From Business Ethics to Business Education: Peter-Hans Kolvenbach’s Contribution," Humanistic Management Journal, Springer, vol. 7(1), pages 135-156, April.
    3. Stefan Hielscher & Bryan W. Husted, 2020. "Proto-CSR Before the Industrial Revolution: Institutional Experimentation by Medieval Miners’ Guilds," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 166(2), pages 253-269, October.
    4. Muel Kaptein, 2017. "The Battle for Business Ethics: A Struggle Theory," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 144(2), pages 343-361, August.

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