Ethics and efficiency
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https://doi.org/10.51660/ridhs12204Keywords:
socialized selfishness, selfless collaboration, objective morality, ethical behavior, psychological safety, assertive collaboration, high-performance teamsAbstract
In this paper, I intend to demonstrate that there is a causal and necessary relationship between ethical behavior and the individual and collective efficiency of human beings. To do this, I will first develop the argument that ethical behavior is part of human nature and not merely a social construct. Then, I will establish its relationship with the form of [1]social organization that ensures efficiency in achieving collective goals. This ethics-efficiency relationship breaks with the traditional concept of effective leadership, where individual interests and authoritarian behavior prevail, and promises to become the new paradigm of successful social organizations, be they businesses, NGOs, educational institutions, sports teams, etc.
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