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roles and role morality  

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  • The notion of role morality is based on the belief that individuals and groups have certain duties and virtues as a result of the specific roles they occupy within society. A conceptual framework for understanding these specific moral obligations can be found in Greek virtue ethics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Roles and Role Morality]

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