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Integrating Business Ethics in Classroom Teaching: Some Preliminary Considerations

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Teaching Business Ethics

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Some practical suggestions for the integration of business ethics in teaching disciplinary business topics are provided. Primarily, the tensions between ethical theory and disciplinary applications and those between abstract reasoning and practical actions provide the context for an exploration of pedagogical content and methods in teaching business ethics at the disciplinary level. Issues and considerations in the nature of business ethics, their justification and pedagogical tools are discussed along with a recommendation for normative business ethics.

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Iyer, G.R. Integrating Business Ethics in Classroom Teaching: Some Preliminary Considerations. Teaching Business Ethics 1, 315–331 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009788826279

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