The concept of corruption: moral and political perspectives

• Autorzy: Jacob Dahl Rendtorff
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

In conclusion, we can emphasize that corruption is fundamentally based on the lack of individual responsibility and integrity. We have to search for a good ethics and politics of avoiding corruption. Here we find basis in the strong Western traditions of ethics and political philosophy. Responsibility signifies the ability to conceive actions in a universal perspective according to the moral law. In this sense responsibility is closely linked to integrity. The concept of integrity expresses an ancient republican virtue of citizenship and it can be promoted to indicate the commitment of individuals or corporations to be virtuous and faithful to their obligations towards social and political community (Rendtorff, 2009). The concept of integrity is also an essential concept in business ethics because it expresses the virtue of civic commitment of the corporation and its members. In this sense the idea of integrity is a common virtue for business and politics in order to socially destructive practices of corruption and bribery that change the good community into totalitarian lack of freedom. (fragment of text)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Corruption; Enterprises; Business ethics

PL

Korupcja; Przedsiębiorstwo; Etyka biznesu

• Czasopismo: Organizacja i Kierowanie
• Rocznik: 2010
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 125--133

Twórcy

autor

Jacob Dahl Rendtorff

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