Teams

A team refers to a special subclass of cooperative scheme characterized by a particularly high degree of interdependence and often focused on a single goal. A good, nonathletic example may be a project team within a manufacturing firm. Members spend many hours a day together, they share a common goal, they are more likely to go out of their way to assist teammates, and they depend upon one another more than the organization at large. The concept of a team indicates a higher level of commitment than other similar cooperative schemes and therefore will contain a higher level of ethical content. As the “principle of fairness” comes into play, one of the greatest problems with using teams is that there are often members who don't do their share. The principle provides a moral foundation for the obligations of individuals within a cooperative scheme as well as the obligations of the scheme to the individual. Some possible areas of controversy may help frame the issues. For example, can the majority (ethically) force their will on the minority or an individual for the sake of the team goal or purpose? Should the individual voluntarily yield to the team for the sake of the goal? Other possible ethical pitfalls exist, especially in a business context.

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