The Influence of Professional Associations on Organizational Ethics: The Case of Veterinarians
The Ethical Contribution of Organizations to Society
ISBN: 978-1-78560-447-8, eISBN: 978-1-78560-446-1
Publication date: 5 November 2015
Abstract
The first veterinary school was founded in 1761, as a professional school not as a trade school. This has had a lasting impact on the role of the veterinarian in society, in industry, and in organizations. This paper recounts the circumstances of the founding of that first school in France and discusses the impact that professional institutions can have on ethics in organizations more generally.
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments
An earlier, shorter version of this paper was given as an address at the conference of the Australian Veterinary Association in Adelaide in 2011, on the occasion of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Bourgelat school. The comments from participants and organizers at that conference, and those from reviewers for this journal, are gratefully acknowledged.
Citation
Harris, H. (2015), "The Influence of Professional Associations on Organizational Ethics: The Case of Veterinarians", The Ethical Contribution of Organizations to Society (Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, Vol. 14), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 161-175. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1529-209620150000014007
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