When Crises Hit Home: How U.S. Higher Education Leaders Navigate Values During Uncertain Times
| Autor: | JungKyu Rhys Lim, Matthew W. Seeger, America L. Edwards, Brooke Fisher Liu, Duli Shi, Khairul Islam |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Guiding Principles Higher education Crisis management 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Economic Justice Disasters Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Political science 0502 economics and business Business and International Management Ethics Original Paper Equity (economics) business.industry Communication 05 social sciences 06 humanities and the arts Public relations General Business Management and Accounting Transparency (behavior) Coronavirus Leadership Accountability 060301 applied ethics Business ethics business Qualitative Law 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Business Ethics |
| ISSN: | 1573-0697 0167-4544 |
| Popis: | Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, this study investigates how U.S. higher education leaders have centered their crisis management on values and guiding ethical principles. We conducted 55 in-depth interviews with leaders from 30 U.S. higher education institutions, with most leaders participating in two interviews. We found that crisis plans created prior to the COVID-19 pandemic were inadequate due to the long duration and highly uncertain nature of the crisis. Instead, higher education leaders applied guiding principles on the fly to support their decision-making. If colleges and universities infuse shared values into their future crisis plans, they will not have to develop a moral compass on the fly for the next pandemic. This paper suggests the following somewhat universal shared values: (1) engage in accuracy, transparency, and accountability; (2) foster deliberative dialog; (3) prioritize safety; (4) support justice, fairness, and equity; and (5) engage in an ethic of care. To navigate ethics tensions, leaders need to possess crisis-relevant expertise or ensure that such expertise is present among crisis management team members. Standing up formal ethics committees composed of diverse stakeholders also is instrumental in navigating tensions inherent in crises. The next pandemic is already on the horizon according to experts. Through infusing values into future crisis plans, higher education leaders can be confident that their responses will be grounded in their communities’ shared values. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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