Business Ethics: The Promise of Neuroscience

Diana C. Robertson (), Christian Voegtlin () and Thomas Maak ()
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Diana C. Robertson: University of Pennsylvania
Christian Voegtlin: University of Zurich
Thomas Maak: University of South Australia

Journal of Business Ethics, 2017, vol. 144, issue 4, No 2, 679-697

Abstract: Abstract Recent advances in cognitive neuroscience research portend well for furthering understanding of many of the fundamental questions in the field of business ethics, both normative and empirical. This article provides an overview of neuroscience methodology and brain structures, and explores the areas in which neuroscience research has contributed findings of value to business ethics, as well as suggesting areas for future research. Neuroscience research is especially capable of providing insight into individual reactions to ethical issues, while also raising challenging normative questions about the nature of moral responsibility, autonomy, intent, and free will. This article also provides a brief summary of the papers included in this special issue, attesting to the richness of scholarly inquiry linking neuroscience and business ethics. We conclude that neuroscience offers considerable promise to the field of business ethics, but we caution against overpromise.

Keywords: Neuroscience methods; Brain structures; Normative business ethics; Empirical business ethics; Ethical decision making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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