HRM: an ethical perspective

Fryer, Mick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0178-6335, Koukourdinos, Dimitrios and Psychogios, Alexandros 2025. HRM: an ethical perspective. Collings, David G., Wood, Geoffrey and Szamosi, Leslie T., eds. Human resource management: a critical approach, Routledge, pp. 110-132. (10.4324/9781032625560-6)

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Abstract

This chapter introduces a range of ethics theories and highlights some implications for HRM practice. First, it is suggested that ethical absolutist notions such as the common good, human rights and duty offer useful, if ambivalent, lenses through which ethically charged HRM issues might be evaluated. Then, some ethical merits of challenging conventional morality, upholding individual autonomy and encouraging proximity are considered under the heading of ethical relativism. It is suggested that all these absolutist and relativist themes provide a certain amount of ethical legitimation for participative workplace decision-making. However, a far more explicit endorsement of participation is offered by theories revolving around discourse and personhood, which are elaborated under the section related to intersubjectivist theory. Lastly, the insights of these intersubjectivist approaches are used as a basis for exploring the ethically legitimating potential of various forms of employee voice.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	Routledge
ISBN:	9781032625546
Last Modified:	16 Jul 2025 09:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/179810

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