Ethics: A Bridge for Studying the Social Contexts of Professional Communication

Bruce W. Speck Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne

Abstract

A growing concern about ethical behavior in business suggests that profes sional communicators, often major players in the business community, ought to be aware of the ethical dimensions of their writing. Teachers can prepare fu ture professional communicators to consider the ethical dimension of their writing activities by using Lawrence Kohlberg's hierarchy of moral develop ment. When Kohlberg's hierarchy is applied to fictional business settings, stu dents have the opportunity to investigate the relationship between action morality and agent morality. This type of investigation is an essential part of teaching professional communication because the written language used in business transmits values.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
1989-01-01
DOI
10.1177/105065198900300104
Open Access
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