What should interculturalists do about business ethics?

Intercultural Toolbox

09-09-2021 • 1 hr 4 mins

Grazia Ghellini shares stories from her work as a professor of intercultural ethics

0.00 Intro and Grazia Ghellini’s story

Her multicultural life and multiple roles. On being an intercultural game maker.

12.16 What is business ethics?

What business ethics tackles and how it connects with intercultural themes

14.09 Ethics in a real, diverse world

Some examples of ethical questions in action. Including nepotism, gift-giving, human rights.

18.01 Ethical solutions

How can ethics help us solve real-world dilemmas? Some frameworks include the Stakeholder approach. Trompenaars' reconciliation of dilemmas. Mitton Bennett’s Constructionist approach. Values & Knowledge Education method: VaKem

27.31 Ethics for interculturalists

Designing simulations. Gamifying cultural and business dilemmas.

32.21 How to get started with ethics as an interculturalist

Recommeded resources include Cultural Detective and Diversophy, Trompenaars' latest book. Christoph Barmeyer’s 2016 book.

38.28 How do businesses do ethics?

Find the ethical people in business!

41.00 What are the trends in the world of ethics?

DEI, Harassment, AI, Whistleblowers, Global citizenship and climate change, CSR and more. Business ethics as taught in business schools. Risk of dogmatic universalist approaches to business ethics.

53.46 The role of an intercultural coach or teacher in real ethical dilemmas

Some examples where Grazia Ghellini has faced a real dilemma.

1.00.19 Grazia Ghellini’s contribution to the Toolbox

A cultural conversation starter

1.04.04 Contact info

Email and Linkedin details for Grazia Ghellini

Culture Count

Coming up in conversation were France, Italy, China (three or four times each), Japan (twice), and at least once: Germany, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, United Kingdom , USA, Western cultures.

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