TY - JOUR
T1 - Rebuttal to a Subjectivist Critique of an Objectivist Approach to Integrity in Organizations
AU - Becker, Thomas E.
PY - 1998/1/1
Y1 - 1998/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/qmb_facpub_sm/134
UR - https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.1998.192974
U2 - 10.5465/amr.1998.192974
DO - 10.5465/amr.1998.192974
M3 - Article
VL - 23
JO - Academy of Management Review
JF - Academy of Management Review
ER -