Rethinking Right: Moral Epistemology in Management Research

Kim, Tae Wan; Donaldson, Thomas

doi:10.1007/s10551-015-3009-2

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“…While this does not mean that there is any consensus among moral philosophers, or sociologists, regarding the question of moral truth, the current discussions have highlighted the importance of ontological presuppositions with respect to boundaries between moral categories. On the positivist side of the spectrum, some scholars in organization studies have built upon this thread and argued that “accepting at least a limited form of moral objectivity, namely, an epistemic orientation that seeks objective moral reasons, can benefit management research” (Kim and Donaldson 2018 , p. 5). On the post-positivist side of the spectrum, some business ethics scholars have argued that moral, immoral, and nonmoral are socially constructed labels, and their boundaries are drawn differently depending on context (Shadnam et al 2020 ; Shadnam and Lawrence 2011 ).…”

Section: Directions For Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Opening Constructive Dialogues Between Business Ethics Research and the Sociology of Morality: Introduction to the Thematic Symposium

2020

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Over the last decade, scholars across the wide spectrum of the discipline of sociology have started to reengage with questions on morality and moral phenomena. The continued wave of research in this field, which has come to be known as the new sociology of morality, is a lively research program that has several common grounds with scholarship in the field of business ethics. The aim of this thematic symposium is to open constructive dialogues between these two areas of study. In this introductory essay, we briefly present the project of the new sociology of morality and discuss its relevance for business ethics. We also review the contributions to this thematic symposium and identify four specific domains where future research can contribute to fruitful dialogues between the two fields. Keywords Business ethics • Context • Morality • New sociology of morality • Sociology Moral phenomena-i.e. those related to evaluations of actions, actors, norms, and practices as right or wrong, good or bad, desirable or undesirable-constitute the primary sphere of interest for many disciplines and fields within cognitive, behavioral, and social sciences. While the most general explanations of human moral capacity are usually

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Section: Directions For Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Opening Constructive Dialogues Between Business Ethics Research and the Sociology of Morality: Introduction to the Thematic Symposium

2020

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“…On the other hand, the epistemic component that leads to the decision to use a specific approach in the scientific research of management has been dominated by positivism (Kim and Donaldson 2016 ). Scientific research with the relevant epistemic-methodological decisions, however, can provide results that permit expanding the fields, such as dynamic capabilities, that are being studied.…”

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Dynamic capabilities in sole proprietorships: theoretical model through grounded theory

Olazabal

Avila

2022

J Int Entrep

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The purpose of this study is to identify the model that explains the process of creating dynamic capabilities of the sole proprietorships in the music industry. Following the design of the constructivist grounded theory, the cross-sectional study was carried out with 20 sole proprietorships in the music sector, with participants residing in 10 different countries. The study was conducted under inductive and abductive reasoning through the technique of the semi-structured interview. Through the comparative analysis, groups of businesses were identified as either resistant or dynamic, depending on their relationship to the components of dynamic capabilities. It was seen that sole proprietorships having greater interaction with these components were better adapted to the dynamic environment of the industry. Likewise, it was observed that the emotional factors of the owners are relevant for the development of dynamic capabilities in this type of business. This study proposed a substantive theory about the processes of development of dynamic capabilities in sole proprietorships. The contribution of the study is theoretical, practical, and methodological. A theoretical model is presented of the structure of the dynamic capabilities that are proposed as an adequate methodology for the design of grounded theory and the practical application by sole proprietorships. It is concluded that the sole proprietorships that develop the four components of the proposed model are able to develop dynamic capabilities and are distinguished by the actions taken in these processes and by their favorable results.

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“…For example, is it possible for descriptive ethics to inform normative ethics [66,112,113], for instance by breaking ties between opposing normative views [114]? Alternatively, there may be a strong normative case for a particular ethical approach, but if descriptive data show that the public will reject that approach wholesale, such a policy might not be feasible or might have undesirable side effects [9,115].…”

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confidence: 99%