Situational ethics

About: Situational ethics is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4023 publications have been published within this topic receiving 145379 citations.

Socialization through Language and Interaction: A Theoretical Introduction

Abstract: Guest Editorial Socialization through Language and Interaction: A Elinor Theoretical Introduction Ochs Los Angeles University of California, Socialization is the process whereby novices gain knowledge in a social group. and skills relevant to membership This process is realized largely through language practices and social interactions that engage novices in a variety of communicative and situational roles. The study of socialization is to a large extent the study of how the social and linguistic organization of such language practices and social interactions bear on the emergence of social and cultural competence. A species-wide characteristic of human beings is that they may experience socialization across the lifespan. Indeed, societal change may be related to the possibility of lifelong socialization, as each instance of socialization is an opportunity space not only for continuity of tradition but also for transformation in the expected social order and in what counts as knowledge and competence. Because participation in societies demands diverse and complex arenas of competence, members may find themselves relative novices in some arenas even though they are relative experts in others. Members may be more knowledgeable on one topic than versus religion, reggae versus jazz), more skillful in one role than another (e.g., administrator versus teacher, experimental physicist versus theoretical physicist), more experienced in one activity than another (e.g., speechmaking versus essay writing, litigating a court case versus persuading a child to eat dinner). Of course, being more or less knowledgeable, skillful, and experienced does not necessarily mean that parties to an encounter will necessarily display a stance of expert or novice. In some cases. another (e.g., politics Issues in Applied Linguistics ISSN 1050-4273 Vol.2 No. 2 1991 © Regents of the University of California

Zimbardo's “stanford prison experiment” and the relevance of social psychology for teaching business ethics

Abstract: The prevailing pedagogical approach in business ethics generally underestimates or even ignores the powerful influences of situational factors on ethical analysis and decision-making. This is due largely to the predominance of philosophy-oriented teaching materials. Social psychology offers relevant concepts and experiments that can broaden pedagogy to help students understand more fully the influence of situational contexts and role expectations in ethical analysis. Zimbardo's “Stanford Prison Experiment” is used to illustrate the relevance of social psychology experiments for business ethics instruction.

A Survey Study of Japanese Managers' Views of Business Ethics

Abstract: In the United States, a series of survey studies have been done to examine corporate managers' views of business ethics and various business practices (Baumhart, 1961; Brenner and Molander, 1977; Vitell and Festervand, 1987). This paper is a replication study conducted in Japan of those American studies. The results of the study suggest that Japanese managers tend to be more situational in their ethical orientation than Americans. The results also show that the company policy on ethics is the most important factor influencing Japanese managers' ethical decisions.

Institutionalizing Ethics in Government

Abstract: Because unethical behavior stems from an interaction of certain personal and situational conditions and invariably affects other people, ethics in government or in any other workplace must be both an individual and an organizational responsibility. There are two kinds of unethical behavior, the legal and the illegal. The legal kind is by far the most common. This article identifies the basic causes of unethical behavior, the essential elements of a government ethics program, and discusses a few of the elements.