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Virtuous Peers in Work Organizations

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Dennis Moberg
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It is argued that virtuous peers in work organizations have two elements of character no matter what the nature of the goods the organization produces: loyalty to common projects for their own sake and trustworthiness. Each of these is shown to be a uniquely human attribute, an element of character that contributes to a life well lived, and a trait that leads to the flourishing of an entire work community.

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Business Ethics Quarterly , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 1997, pp. 67 - 85
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Copyright © Society for Business Ethics 1977

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