Aligning Business Education with Sustainable Development Goals: Fostering Social Motivations: Symposium "Ethical Dimensions of Career Growth: Bridging Ethics and Career Development"

The interplay between moral capacities and career development represents a vital, yet often overlooked, dimension in organizational research. While existing literature underscores the significance of ethical behavior and moral competencies in organizations, their specific impact on individual career paths remains unclear. Behavioral ethics research has traditionally concentrated on ethical decision- making within organizations, exploring the factors that drive these decisions and their implications for both the organization and its employees. However, this line of inquiry tends to overlook the personal consequences of these ethical behaviors. In contrast, career research primarily focuses on aspects such as human capital, organizational support, and personal attributes, only occasionally intersecting with moral considerations and seldom examining the role of specific moral capacities in career advancement. This symposium aims to address this disconnect by merging insights from behavioral ethics and career research. It delves into the nuanced ways in which individual moral capacities influence career processes. By synthesizing these two fields, the symposium seeks to enhance our understanding of moral capacities in career trajectories, thereby contributing to the broader social mission of fostering meaningful work and careers in an increasingly complex world.