Teaching the Common Good in Business Ethics: A Case Study Approach

Mark R. Ryan ()
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Mark R. Ryan: University of Dayton

Journal of Business Ethics, 2018, vol. 147, issue 4, No 1, 693-704

Abstract: Abstract This paper addresses the instructional challenges of teaching business ethics in a way shaped by Catholic Social Teaching (CST). Focusing on the concept of the Common Good in CST, I describe my use of a case narrative in classroom instruction to help students understand the concept of the Common Good and to perceive the variety of ways businesses can serve or undermine the Common Good in a small city. Through these pedagogical explorations, I illustrate the distinctive vision of business ethics that flows from CST.

Keywords: The common good; Catholic social teaching; Business ethics; Case study instruction; Narrative; Pope Francis; The Timken Company (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s10551-016-3303-7

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