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Unterschiede in der ethischen Bewertung staatlichen und unternehmerischen Nudgings

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Ruehle, R. Unterschiede in der ethischen Bewertung staatlichen und unternehmerischen Nudgings. Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, 87(1), 65-79. https://doi.org/10.3790/vjh.87.1.65
Ruehle, Rebecca C. "Unterschiede in der ethischen Bewertung staatlichen und unternehmerischen Nudgings" Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 87.1, 2018, 65-79. https://doi.org/10.3790/vjh.87.1.65
Ruehle, Rebecca C. (2018): Unterschiede in der ethischen Bewertung staatlichen und unternehmerischen Nudgings, in: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, vol. 87, iss. 1, 65-79, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/vjh.87.1.65

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Unterschiede in der ethischen Bewertung staatlichen und unternehmerischen Nudgings

Ruehle, Rebecca C.

Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, Vol. 87 (2018), Iss. 1 : pp. 65–79

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Rebecca C. Ruehle, Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Universität Mannheim

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Abstract

Nudging has been ethically assessed and criticised during the past ten years. To this day the debate has focused mainly on nudges implemented by governments (liberal paternalism). This has led to a negligence of other possible choice architects, such as private corporations. They can use nudging, for example, in order to guide the behaviour of their employees or customers. As nudges are supposed to benefit the nudgee as well as society, this article focuses on the well-being of employees and the encouragement of ethical and environmentally friendly decision-making in the organisations. Other kinds of corporate objectives, such as improvements in performance, are not discussed. I argue that the ethics of nudging cannot be assessed without taking into account the identity and the specific properties of the choice architect. The argument will be structured along three counter-arguments against governmental nudging, which cannot readily be transferred to companies: autonomy restrictions, paternalism and risk potential.