Ethics and the Future of Meaningful Work: Introduction to the Special Issue

Evgenia Lysova; Jennifer Tosti-Kharas; Christopher Michaelson; Luke Fletcher; Catherine Bailey; Peter McGhee

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Ethics and the Future of Meaningful Work: Introduction to the Special Issue

Evgenia Lysova, Jennifer Tosti-Kharas, Christopher Michaelson, Luke Fletcher, Catherine Bailey, Peter McGhee

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Abstract

The world of work over the past three years has been characterized by a great reset due to the COVID-19 pandemic, giving an even more central role to scholarly discussions of ethics and the future of work. Such discussions have the potential to inform whether, when, and which work is viewed and experienced as meaningful. Yet, thus far, debates concerning ethics, meaningful work, and the future of work have largely pursued separate trajectories. Not only is bridging these research spheres important for the advancement of meaningful work as a field of study but doing so can potentially inform the organizations and societies of the future. In proposing this Special Issue, we were inspired to address these intersections, and we are grateful to have this platform for advancing an integrative conversation, together with the authors of the seven selected scholarly contributions. Each article in this issue takes a unique approach to addressing these topics, with some emphasizing ethics while others focus on the future aspects of meaningful work. Taken together, the papers indicate future research directions with regard to: a) the meaning of meaningful work, b) the future of meaningful work, and c) how we can study the ethics of meaningful work in the future. We hope these insights will spark further relevant scholarly and practitioner conversations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	713-723
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Business Ethics
Volume	185
Issue number	4
Early online date	17 Apr 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05345-9
Publication status	Published - Jul 2023

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We are truly thankful to our Special Issue editor, Arno Kourula, for his continuous support and help in making this Special Issue a reality. We would like to recognize the fantastic work of our reviewers who devoted their precious time and shared their expertise with our authors while also going through turbulent times these past 3 years. Last, but not least, we thank the authors of the 72 papers submitted to this Special Issue for sharing their interesting and timely work with us.

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© 2023, The Author(s).

Keywords

meaningful work
future of work
business ethics
editorial
research agenda

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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Applied Psychology

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