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An Introduction to Business Ethics
Joseph R DesJardins, College of St. Benedict
The Meaning and Value of Work

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1

It is probably unlikely that even with more and more sophisticated technology we will be able to eliminate, in the foreseeable future, all repetitive, tedious, or simply boring jobs from the workplace. In that case, how could jobs like these be structured to make them more meaningful and valuable for the persons who have to do them?
2

Is there some substantive, objective norm, like a virtuous character, that would establish the kind of person everyone should be? How would the design of work conform to that norm?
3

Do you think there are people who would be happy and find self-fulfillment working at tasks that do not demand a lot of creativity or high levels of manual skills?








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