International Conference on Eurasian Economies
29-31 August 2016 – Kaposvár, HUNGARY
Paper detail
Paper ID : 1516
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Microeconomics and Entrepreneurship
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Sabahat Bayrak Kök
Session : 1B Girişimcilik
Stance against Quantitative Success Descriptive in Professional Life: Virtue Ethics Approach
İş Hayatında Nicel Başarı Tanımlamasına Bir Karşı Duruş: Erdem Etiği Yaklaşımı
- Prof. Dr. Sabahat Bayrak Kök (Pamukkale University, Türkiye)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Aksel (Pamukkale University, Türkiye)
Abstract
We argue that capitalist model in society and its success criteria as benefit and profit maximizations have been under heavy attacks these days. The argument in the center of the discussion in this paper is about there being serious distress in moral and socio-cultural indicators, though relatively rise in economical growth indicators. Thus, we argue that global economy suffers deepest moral crisis in line with the proportional shares that governments, international companies, big or small enterprises and their owners bear upon. Among the signs of this moral collapse, we point for unhealthy products to general health, unfair competitive actions, illusive commercials, price-quality inequalities, labor exploitations, bribery scandals and also environmental ruins around. In this point the sole solution for increase in societal trust of social and economical actors is, in our side, clear to take moral principles and standards as a reference. We argue that benefit, or profit maximization based approaches focusing on material gaining in professional life do not provide effective motivations. Rather approaches that putting internal character development forward and aiming good internal mood based on virtue should be placed in professional life. We see virtue based moral approach as a novel formula for regaining humanity where there are increasing rates of uncertainty and distrust. This study aims to show that commercial and economical activities could not be designed as exempted from moral codes and motives, rather it insists on that some notions as character, and virtue should be in heart in place of responsibility, duty, or benefit.
JEL codes: L26
Bayrak Kök, Sabahat, Aksel, İbrahim (2016). "Stance against Quantitative Success Descriptive in Professional Life: Virtue Ethics Approach" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2016, pp.140-149, Kaposvár, HUNGARY.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C07.01516
