The Nature of Responsibility in a Professional Setting |
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Authors: | Simon Robinson |
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Institution: | (1) Leslie Silver International Faculty, Leeds Metropolitan University, Macaulay Hall, Headingley Campus, Leeds, LS6 3QS, U.K. |
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Abstract: | This paper begins by looking at the complex and dynamic nature of responsibility. Based in the interconnected concepts of
imputability, accountability and liability it argues that, whilst some elements of responsibility can be determined through
role and contract, the broader sense of liability involves a sense of shared responsibility that is ultimately based in the
concept of universal responsibility. Such responsibility requires core virtues, not least awareness and integrity, a continued
means of negotiating responsibility and ongoing dialogue between the different responsibilities connected to role. The paper
argues that the nature of such dialogue is itself grounded in the development of personal and shared responsibility. It concludes
that the professions have a moral leadership role in articulating and modelling that responsibility.
This article is a Keynote speech by the author, Prof. Dr. Simon Robinson. |
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Keywords: | responsibility imputability accountability liability professional leadership |
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