From Harmony to Conflict: MacIntyrean Virtue Ethics in a Confucian Tradition

Chu, I.; Moore, G

doi:10.1007/s10551-019-04305-6

From Harmony to Conflict: MacIntyrean Virtue Ethics in a Confucian Tradition

Chu, I.; Moore, G

Authors

I. Chu

Professor Geoff Moore geoff.moore@durham.ac.uk
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

Abstract

This paper explores whether MacIntyrean virtue ethics concepts are applicable in non-Western business contexts, specifically in SMEs in Taiwan a country strongly influenced by the Confucian tradition. It also explores what differences exist between different polities in this respect, and specifically interprets observed differences between the Taiwanese study and previous studies conducted in Europe and Asia. Based on case study research, the findings support the generalizability of the MacIntyrean framework. Drawing on the institutional logics perspective and synthesizing this with MacIntyrean concepts, the paper explains the differences between the studies largely by reference to the Confucian tradition operating at both the micro-level within firms and at the macro-level as a means of harmonizing the potentially competing institutional logics to which firms are subject. The recent weakening of this tradition, however, suggests that increased conflict may characterize the future.

Citation

Chu, I., & Moore, G. (2020). From Harmony to Conflict: MacIntyrean Virtue Ethics in a Confucian Tradition. Journal of Business Ethics, 165(2), 221-239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-019-04305-6

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Oct 4, 2019
Online Publication Date	Nov 26, 2019
Publication Date	2020-08
Deposit Date	Oct 8, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Nov 28, 2019
Journal	Journal of Business Ethics
Print ISSN	0167-4544
Electronic ISSN	1573-0697
Publisher	Springer
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	165
Issue	2
Pages	221-239
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-019-04305-6
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1318774

Files

Published Journal Article (Advance online version) (1.3 Mb)
PDF

Publisher Licence URL
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Copyright Statement
Advance online version © The Author(s) 2019.
This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.