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    The Great Gatsby as a business ethics inquiry.Tony McAdams - 1993 - Journal of Business Ethics 12 (8):653-660.
    The author argues for the use of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel,The Great Gatsby, as a text for studying business ethics. The author presents a documented analysis of the major ethics themes in the book including, for example, moral growth, Gatsby's life of illusion, the withering of the American Dream, and the parallels between the 1920s and the 1980s. Fitzgerald's fiction analysis is then tied to the '90s via current social science and philosophical evidence addressing Fitzgerald's 1920s concerns. Data examining the (...)
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    Teaching business ethics with computer-based multimedia? A cautionary analysis.Tony McAdams & Leslie K. Duclos - 1999 - Teaching Business Ethics 3 (1):57-67.
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    The manager seeking virtue: Lessons from literature. [REVIEW]Tony McAdams & Roswitha Koppensteiner - 1992 - Journal of Business Ethics 11 (8):627 - 634.
    The authors argue that studying classic literature (fiction) is useful in strengthening the manager''s ability to resolve specific ethical dilemmas.The authors summarize stories, plays and novels that explicitly address a series of ethical trials common to many managers (e.g., whistleblowing, discrimination and greed). Recognizing the multicultural nature of contemporary business practice, the authors draw upon literature from Europe and Asia to illustrate their thesis. Studying literature offers a challenging and personally compelling method for managers (and management students) to improve their (...)
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