Moderation as a Moral Competence: Integrating Perspectives for a Better Understanding of Temperance in the Workplace

Pablo Sanz () and Joan Fontrodona ()
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Pablo Sanz: University of Navarre
Joan Fontrodona: University of Navarre

Journal of Business Ethics, 2019, vol. 155, issue 4, No 7, 994 pages

Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this paper is to analyze the virtue of temperance as a moral competence in professional performance. The analysis relies on three different streams of literature: virtue ethics, positive psychology and competency-based management. The paper analyzes how temperance is defined in each of these perspectives. The paper proposes an integrative definition of temperance as “moral competence” and summarizes behaviors in business environments in which temperance plays a role.

Keywords: Temperance; Moderation; Virtue ethics; Positive psychology; Competency-based management; Moral competences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s10551-018-3899-x

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