ISBN:
9781838670108
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The notion of virtue ethics emphasises individual character as the key element of ethical thinking, which may in turn affect individual actions. There is, however, a lack of attention to this aspect in mainstream theories and practices of motivation in organisations. To address this gap, this chapter focusses on theory of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and argues that it may be integrated with the conceptual framework of virtue ethics proposed by MacIntyre at the individual and organisational levels. A change in value-orientation may also enable a focus on good work instead of a narrow focus on monetary rewards. This chapter reviews literatures on motivation and MacIntyre’s framework, and develops a conceptual model to integrate virtue ethics with motivation. At the end, some avenues for future research are discussed.
In:
Ethics in a crowded world, United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing, 2019, (2019), Seite 105-118, 9781838670108
In:
Emerald Publishing Limited, 9781838670085
In:
year:2019
In:
pages:105-118
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1108/S1529-209620190000022008
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