Educating For Ethical Survival (Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations)

In this volume, Educating for Ethical Survival, a special section focuses on the challenges of teaching ethics to practically minded students, aiming to make the task of teaching applied ethics more tractable and constructive. Further contributions explore a range of aspects of ethical survival. Topics covered include: 

• propensity to moral disengagement 
• ability to survive ethically amid discord 
• finding ethical survival globally 
• ethical survival of students  
• content of social ethics courses 
• why reflection is important in personal learning as a global citizen. 

Suited for professionals, educators and researchers, this book poses questions about the nature of ethical survival in a rapidly changing world and about the role of ethics in organizations.

Charmayne Highfield has over 15 years of hands-on experience in curriculum development and delivery to professionals in Australia and Singapore and experience as a manager in both public and private spheres.  

Hugh Breakey is President of the Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics. He is a Senior Research Fellow in moral philosophy at Griffith University’s Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law. 

Howard Harris is an Associate Professor at the University of South Australia. His research interests include the relevance of traditional virtues in contemporary management.