Virtue at Work: Ethics for Individuals, Managers, and Organizations

by Geoff Moore

This point about the development of practitioners is worth developing somewhat. Instinctively, we might think that the contribution an organization makes to the common good is related entirely to the goods and services it provides.26 But MacIntyre’s idea of a practice, and the ‘perfection’ of practitioners in the process, demands that this contribution to the common good is extended beyond this. And if we think about it, this makes perfect sense. A fundamental part of the common good is having virtuous individuals making good decisions, and carrying out good actions on behalf of themselves, their families, and the various organizations which make up a community, including the political organizations of government.

This is key for employability.