Virtue Ethics and Organizational Culture Management in Humanitarian Assistance

Adam Płachciak

Authors

Adam Płachciak ✉️ Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
adam.plachciak@ue.wroc.pl https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7560-1538

Keywords:

humanitarianism, management, values, moral excellence, virtue ethics

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the article is to investigate the validity of virtue ethics to humanitarian organizational culture management.

Methodology: The method applied is basically focused on the analyses of the relevant literature.

Results: The results of the paper show that a humanitarian virtuous agency conducted by innate moral qualities can employ standards that are far beyond formal code duties or effectiveness.

Implications and recommendations: Virtue ethics, by stressing the importance of motivational aspects, has unquestionable implications in analyses around humanitarian organizational culture management.

Originality/value: Motivational aspects become fundamental for relief workers, especially in situations where normality means lack of normality.

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