Character Competence of the Corporation

Bibliographic Data

ID12318907
AuthorsSubhash Sharma (0000-0002-6234-4752, Indian Institute of Plantation Management, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume8
Issue2
Pages107-118
Publication date2002-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Values (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0971-6858 • E-ISSN: 0973-0737
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/097168580200800204
OpenAlexW2049414836
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

This paper presents the concept of character competence as a basis for creating ethical organizations. In view of the gaps between the 'statement' of values and the 'state' of values that have been witnessed recently in many corporates, the need to improve character competence of the corporates has become critical to the success of organizations. While corporates pay a lot of attention to core competence, they hardly pay much to character competence. Drawing upon various paradigms of ethics, this paper suggests a holistic framework of business ethics rooted in ethical imperatives for individuals, organizations and markets. The framework developed in the paper forms the foundational basis for the concept of character competence. The author suggests the need for developing a character competence index and rating corporates on such an index. Further, it is suggested that ethical sensitivity can be inculcated through development of ethics-based management models with roots in character competence

Business · Competence (human resources · Competence-based management · Core competency · Corporation · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Knowledge management · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Ethics in Business and Education · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Marketing

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