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An Introduction
Gerd Hanekamp
Objectives
Business ethics of innovation explores the philosophical aspects and impli-
cations of innovations from the perspective of the firm (Hanekamp 2005).
This endeavor most likely will have consequences for this perspective. It will
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invention
availability market
Innovation
inclusion/exclusion knowledge/capability
state
community society
invention
availability market
Innovation
inclusion/exclusion knowledge/capability
business economy
In the case of HIV/AIDS medication e.g. there are the states where the
pharmaceutical firms producing the medication are operating, the developing
world states that are most intensely affected, there are different communities
in these states possibly having a particular view on the disease, there are the
firms themselves, and there are the respective societies and economies as more
abstract entities that are affected and have an influence on the situation. All
these can view innovations in terms of the aspects listed above. For a business
actor it can be essential to consider them comprehensively in order to ade-
quately address the corresponding interests or problems in their decisions.
For a particular problem the two dimensions can be systematically pre-
sented in a simple two-dimensional matrix (see below). The cells of the