A Definition of Ethical Business DecisionMaking

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A Definition of Ethical Business Decision-Making

• Ethical business decision-making creates value by
  promoting sustainable networks of stakeholders
  (individuals, relationships, and groups) in a
  context of human dignity and environmental
  integrity.

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Ethical Decision Making

• A Rights-Based Framework

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Rights Based Criteria for Ethical Decision Making

• Pre-Conventional Level
• Morality is defined in terms of my satisfaction
• Conventional Level
• Morality is defined in terms of group
  expectations
• Post-Conventional Level
• Morality is defined in terms of self-chosen
  universal principles of rights and autonomy

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Ethical Decision Making

• A Care-Based Framework

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Care Based Criteria for Ethical Decision Making

• Level I
• Relationships are evaluated by how well they make
  me feel
• Level II
• Relationships are evaluated by how well they
  follow social expectations
• Level III
• Relationships are evaluated by how well
  relationships and participants can flourish

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Care and Rights Compared

• Care
• Relationships
• Responsibility
• Care and Compassion

• Rights
• Individualism
• Duty
• Rights and Reason

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Are Care and Rights Incompatible?

• Rights reasoning is grounded on impartial
  reasoning
• Care reasoning is grounded on partial reasoning
• Care and rights are incompatible

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Integrating Care and Rights

• Hypothesis We need both care and rights to
  understand our institutional environment.
• Religion
• Government
• Business
• We can use care and rights reasoning at different
  times