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December 1, 2011

Creating a Virtues-Based Business by Edward W. Younkins

Virtue ethics can contribute importantly to a comprehensive theory of business and supply a context in which actions can be taken to attain the mission of a particular business. At the same time, the virtues can play a pivotal role in establishing a corporate culture (and related climate) that provide meaning and purpo... (Read more...)
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Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 7:47pm

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Great article!
I agree with everything you said.
I believe that as an investor if one were to do his research into companies that hold these values it would be of great benefit to help minimize risk when looking for long term investment opportunities as well.

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Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 8:20pm

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Gee it would have been nice to see the books I have produced on this topic at least mentioned in the bibliography. Commerce and Morality (1988), The Business of Commerce (w/Chesher, 1999), A Primer on Business Ethics (w/Chesher, 2003), Business Ethics in the Global Market (ed., 1999), The Morality of Business (2007), and numerous papers. They are all in the tradition of virtue ethics!!! Is this evasion deliberate?

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Friday, December 2, 2011 - 5:55am

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Hi Tibor:

This is just a small section of a much longer paper that I posted at Libertarian Papers. Your outstanding scholarship is mentioned in several spots in the paper

http://libertarianpapers.org/articles/2011/lp-3-26.pdf

I certainly did not intend any slight of your great work.

Take care.

Ed