Moral Sensitive Human Resource Development: A Conceptual Model and Its Implementation

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a conceptual model to improve moral sensitivity in human resource development (HRD) practices to assist human resource (HR) practitioners in contending with moral challenges in HRD. The literature on the relationship between ethics and HRD suggests that the organizational and employee development discipline deals with ethical issues at three different levels: Individual, organizational and  and communal, and international levels. In section I, we elaborate on moral challenges facing HRD. In section II, we conceptualize moral sensitiveity in HRD, and propose a conceptual model in virtue of some essential ethical theories and concepts, that assist HRD face those problems. We will show how each theory and concept can help HRD to deal with relevant problems. In section III, we elaborate on the practical approaches to implement moral sensitivity in sensitivity HRD. We put forward some strategies that help HRD bring those theories and concepts to bear on the ethical problems facing this discipline. Finally, we discuss moral education through learning theories to cultivate moral concepts and ethical dimensions in HRD education.

Buying down the Cost of Direct Air Capture

“…It is fortuitous that there is a viable market for merchant CO 2 at a scale that is larger than is needed for driving the cost of CO 2 below $100/ton. This market makes it possible for potential investors to await the regulatory changes that are bound to come once climate change has asserted itself sufficiently to demand actions . What is lacking so far is a mechanism to support the early technology developers so that the cost of CO 2 capture can move from the current $500 per ton, which is already well below the estimates provided by pessimists a decade ago, ,, to the market price of merchant CO 2 .…”

“…This market makes it possible for potential investors to await the regulatory changes that are bound to come once climate change has asserted itself sufficiently to demand actions. 98 What is lacking so far is a mechanism to support the early technology developers so that the cost of CO 2 capture can move from the current $500 per ton, which is already well below the estimates provided by pessimists a decade ago, 9,10,69 to the market price of merchant CO 2 . To this end, costs would have to come down about 5fold, which suggests a growth of the industry from kilotons to megatons.…”

“…The size of the required subsidy is remarkably small and well within reach of individual countries, or even companies that would stand to benefit from the existence of air capture technology, or private foundations that choose to develop a solution to the climate problem and sustainable energy systems. 98,99 ■ ASSOCIATED CONTENT * sı Supporting Information…”