Justice at Work

Huub Brouwer; Alexander Andersson

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-37932-1_8

Justice at Work

Huub Brouwer, Alexander Andersson

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Abstract

Companies continuously make choices about who gets hired and who does not, who gets a raise and who does not, and who gets a promotion and who does not. Those decisions have significant implications for the division of income in society—and consequently for economic inequality. That is why ethical questions about inequality and fairness are important to business ethics. In this chapter, we elaborate, explain, and compare three important ethical principles that can be used to guide decisions about hiring, remuneration, and promotion: the utilitarian, libertarian, and desertist principles.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Business Ethics
Subtitle of host publication	A Philosophical Introduction
Editors	Willem van der Deijl - Kloeg, Wim Dubbink
Publisher	Springer
Pages	147-158
Number of pages	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37932-1_8
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

justice
inequality
libertarian principle
utilitarian prinicple
just salaries

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