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Casuistry and the Business Case Method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Martin Calkins
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Abstract:

This article argues for the compatibility of casuistry and the business case method. It describes the salient features of casuistry and the case method, shows how the two methods are similar yet different, and suggests how elements of casuistry might benefit the use of the case method in management education. Toward these ends, it shows how casuistry and the case method are both inductive and practical methods of reasoning focussed on single settings and real-life situations and how both methods stress that real-life decision making is not the exclusive domain of experts. It also shows how casuistry and the case method are not identical processes but have different purposes and emphasize order and problem-resolution differently. In the end, Casuistry and the Business Case Method suggests that, despite their differences, casuistry and the case method might be brought together to benefit business management and the field of business ethics.

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Business Ethics Quarterly , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , April 2001 , pp. 237 - 259
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Copyright © Society for Business Ethics 2001

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