The Ethical Dimension of Innovation

Leticia Antunes Nogueira, Tadeu Fernando Nogueira

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Abstract

The view of innovation as a positive concept has been deeply rooted in business and academic cultures ever since Schumpeter coined the concept of creative destruction. Even though there is a large body of literature on innovation studies, limited attention has been given to its ethical dimension. In this chapter, the ethical implications of innovations are illustrated with a case study of “destructive creation” in the food industry, and upon which an argumentative analysis is conducted. The main message of this chapter is that innovations have inherent ethical dimensions and that quality innovations depend on systematic consideration of these dimensions in the innovation process.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationQuality Innovation : Knowledge, Theory, and Practices
EditorsLatif Al-Hakim, Chen Jin
Number of pages31
Place of PublicationHershey PA, USA
PublisherIGI global
Publication date2014
Edition1
Pages1-31
Chapter001
ISBN (Print)978-1-4666-4771-8, 978-1-4666-4769-5
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4666-4770-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
SeriesAdvances in Information Quality and Management
ISSN2331-7701

Keywords

  • Innovation
  • Ethics
  • Argumentative Analysis
  • Marketing
  • Food industry

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