Obstacles to ethical decision-making : mental models, Milgram and the problem of obedience / / Patricia H. Werhane ... [et al.].

"In commerce, many moral failures are due to narrow mindsets that preclude taking into account the moral dimensions of a decision or action. In turn, sometimes these mindsets are caused by failing to question managerial decisions from a moral point of view, because of a perceived authority of m...

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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:xii, 246 p.
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The role of mental models in social construction; 3. The Milgram studies: obedience, disobedience, and ethical context; 4. Obstacles to ethical decision-making in the perception of ethical context; 5. Obstacles to ethical decision-making in impact analysis and action; 6. Managing ethical obstacles; 7. Problematic mental models: some applications; 8. Conclusion.