Rebuttal to a subjectivist critique of an objectivist approach to integrity in organizations
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Locke, EA; Becker, TE
署名单位：
University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; University of Delaware
刊物名称：
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
ISSN/ISSBN：
0363-7425
DOI：
10.2307/259106
发表日期：
1998
页码：
170-175
关键词：
摘要：
In their critique of Becker's article on integrity in organizations, Barry and Stephens argue that the Objectivist approach is illegitimate, inferior to subjectivist perspectives of business ethics, and unmindful of the role of social power in organizations. We respond to these criticisms by demonstrating that Barry and Stephens' critique rests upon the fallacious argument from authority, a misunderstanding of altruism and egoism, and a failure to distinguish between economic and social power. In so doing, we explain why the Objectivist perspective is valid and why it is superior to subjective, relativistic misconceptions of integrity.