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Chapter 3

A higher form of ethics

Considering the ethics of acts of intelligent disobedience is beneficial, because intelligent disobedience involves acting counter to management directions or bypassing widely held business processes. However, appropriate acts of intelligent disobedience frequently reflect a higher form of ethics, because you engage in acts that support the greater good of your organization. In this chapter, we will evaluate intelligent disobedience from an ethical standpoint, using the behavioral boundaries and conditions described in previous chapters. The chapter also examines how these actions might represent a higher degree of ethical behavior. While general and widely applicable guidelines will be discussed, it should ...

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