Alienation and empowerment: Some ethical imperatives in business
Journal of Business Ethics · 1992 · Volume 11 · Issue 5
Abstract
The issue of worker alienation in the context of business ethics is critically examined. From a normative perspective, it is assumed that the minimal ethical requirement in business should include accountability for adverse consequences of management practice for workers in organizations. Using this standard, managerial actions that are responsible for worker alienation are considered unethical. The nature of work alienation and the organizational conditions responsible for it are outlined. Several dealienation measures in the form of empowerment strategies for management are presented as ethical imperatives.
Keywords
Adverse Consequence, Economic Growth, Management Practice, Business Ethic, Managerial Action
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