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Systematizing Norms: Toward a Moral Jurisprudence Theory of Business Ethics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Kevin Jackson
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Abstract:

This article presents moral jurisprudence theory as a systematic approach to business ethics that analogizes core problems of the field to related problems in law. Adapting theoretical approaches from contemporary philosophy of law, the article develops a decision-making method for business ethics.

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Business Ethics Quarterly , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , April 2000 , pp. 451 - 480
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Copyright © Society for Business Ethics 2000

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