Challenging the 'million zeros' : the importance of imagination for business ethics education

Rozuel, Cecile (2016) Challenging the 'million zeros' : the importance of imagination for business ethics education. Journal of Business Ethics, 138 (1). pp. 39-51. ISSN 0167-4544

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Abstract

Despite increasing presence of 'ethics talk' in business and management curricula, the ability of business ethics educators to question the system and support the development of morally responsible agents is debatable. This is not because of a lack of care or competence; rather, this situation points towards a more general tendency of education to become focused on economic growth, as Nussbaum (2010) claims. Revisiting the nature of ethics education, I argue that much moral learning occurs through the imagination, and not solely through the rational mind. Individuals are complex, and a great part of what we are lies below the threshold of consciousness. In this respect, ethics education must take into account the psyche and its influence on conscious behaviour, which can best be apprehended through the imagination. Echoing Jung's concerns about unconscious and indiscriminate masses (the 'million zeros' of the title), I thus explore how imagination and creative material contribute to enhancing both self-knowledge and ethical reflection in the context of organisational life and business education. I especially consider how moral development and social awareness are tied up with individual psychological understanding, and argue that Jung's analytical psychology offers insightful tools to explore our individuality.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Business Ethics
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Subjects:
?? creative writingeducationfictionimaginationjungmoral developmentgeneral business,management and accountingeconomics and econometricsbusiness and international managementlawbusiness, management and accounting(all)learning and pedagogical ??
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73567
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Deposited On:
14 Apr 2015 09:18
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Yes
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Published
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