Developing Business Ethics as an academic field

Abstract

This book produced frameworks and guidelines for developing business ethics as an academic field. It started with a framework for mapping out the scope of this field in terms of both its area of study and the purpose thereof. In the discussion of its purpose emerged the normative-descriptive rift which characterises this field, and consequently guidelines for dealing with it were developed. Against this backdrop similar frameworks were developed for conceptualising the three major areas of activity within this field, namely research, teaching and interaction. Also with regard to contentious issues relating to these three areas, guidelines for dealing with such issues were proposed. Finally, guidelines were offered for institutionalising these activities so that they become well-established on the academic landscape, whilst also fulfilling the purpose of this field.