TY - JOUR
T1 - Dynamics in responsible behavior in search of mechanisms for coping with responsibility
AU - Fisscher, Olaf
AU - Nijhof, André
AU - Steensma, Herman
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - In this article the authors focus on the emergence, or disappearance, of notions of responsibility in social dynamic processes. Hence, the starting point in this article is concrete behavior within organisational settings. This article presents a systematic overview of mechanisms related to acting upon a sense of moral responsibility. Some of these mechanisms are based on individual characteristics, others are embedded in the social context wherein responsible behaviour emerges or disappears. In this article, various mechanisms are identified and labelled in order to analyse what types of processes are behind the mechanisms. In this way, the article yields important understandings for the conscious use of these mechanisms to strengthen responsible behavior within organisations.
AB - In this article the authors focus on the emergence, or disappearance, of notions of responsibility in social dynamic processes. Hence, the starting point in this article is concrete behavior within organisational settings. This article presents a systematic overview of mechanisms related to acting upon a sense of moral responsibility. Some of these mechanisms are based on individual characteristics, others are embedded in the social context wherein responsible behaviour emerges or disappears. In this article, various mechanisms are identified and labelled in order to analyse what types of processes are behind the mechanisms. In this way, the article yields important understandings for the conscious use of these mechanisms to strengthen responsible behavior within organisations.
U2 - 10.1023/A:1023308018608
DO - 10.1023/A:1023308018608
M3 - Article
SN - 0167-4544
VL - 2003
SP - 209
EP - 224
JO - Journal of business ethics
JF - Journal of business ethics
IS - 44
ER -