| Author: | Greenwood, M. R. |
| Title: | Ethics and HRM: A Review and Conceptual Analysis |
| Journal: | Journal of Business Ethics
2002 : MAR III, VOL. 36:3, p. 261-278 |
| Index terms: | ETHICS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper reviews and develops the ethical analysis of human resource management (HRM). Initially, the ethical perspective of HRM is differentiated from the "mainstream" and critical perspectives of HRM. To date, the ethical analysis of HRM has taken one of two forms: the application Kantian and utilitarian ethical theories to the gestalt of HRM, and the application of theories of justice and fairness to specific HRM practices. This paper is concerned with the former, the ethical analysis of HRM in its entirety. It shows that numerous theoretical shortcomings exist, least of which is the disregard of stakeholder theory. These deficiencies are explored and, as such, the analysis is advanced. It is argued that such ethical analysis is outside the scope of the modern corporation. |
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