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| The evolution of any profession is characterized, in large
part, by efforts to increase the influence of ethics in professional life
for its members. This process includes efforts to define the principles
of ethical conduct for professional activity and to deepen the commitment
of members of the profession to those principles. It also includes
striving to help members realize the ideals that infuse professional life
with meaning.
This project involved the collaboration of scholars at the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Organization and Human Systems Development (OD-HSD) professionals associated with the Human Systems Development Consortium, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), to examin OD-HSD values and ethics and their implications for professional practice and research. The project presented case scenarios at a series of six professional meetings, national and local OD-HSD meetings, in university courses, and at various professional meetings. The project contributed directly to the development of the "A Statement of Values and Ethics by Professional in Organization and Human Systems Development" (the Statement) and produced an annotated bibliography: Values and Ethics in Organization and Human Systems Development (1987, out of print). The capstone of the project was Values and Ethics in Organization and Human Systems Development: Responding to Dilemmas in Professional Life(Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1990, out of print), by William Gellermann, Mark S. Frankel and Robert F. Ladenson. The volume aims to (1) heighten the sensitivity of OD-HSD professionals to the profession's core values and ethics as expressed in the Statement, (2) engage them in the process of affirming or refining the Statement, and (3) improve their ability to perform their work according to high ethical standards by encouraging them to be alert to ethical problems, to pursue the solution of those problems in a rational manner, and to use the Statement as a frame of reference for anticipating and responding to ethical concerns. For more information, contact Mark S. Frankel. The project was supported by the National Science Foundation, AAAS, and the Illinois Institute of Technology. |
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