Staff profile

Geoff was Professor of Business Ethics in the Business School from 2004-2020. In his Emeritus position he continues to work on various research projects particularly related to a virtue ethics approach to business organizations. Geoff is a member of the Editorial Boards of Business Ethics Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics, and Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility.

Geoff teaches sustainability and ethics to MBA students as well as supervising postgraduate dissertations or equivalent.

In addition to his continuing academic work, Geoff is involved in a number of academic- and business-related activities including:

Chair of the Management Committee of the William Leech Research Fund

Chair of Trustees of the JustMoney movement

Mini Biography

Geoff was Professor of Business Ethics in the Business School from 2004-2020. In his Emeritus position he continues to work on various research projects particularly related to a virtue ethics approach to business organizations.

• corporate social responsibility
• business ethics
• sustainability

• Organisations and Society

Available for media contact about:

• Business ethics:
• Business ethics: Corporate Social Responsibility
• Environment: Sustainability

Authored book

• Moore, G. (2017). Virtue at Work: Ethics for Individuals, Managers, and Organizations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Chapter in book

• Moore, Geoff (2022). A MacIntyrean Virtue Ethics Perspective on Humanizing Business. In Humanizing Business. Dion, Michel, Freeman, R. Edward & Dmytriyev, Sergiy D. Springer. 53: 33-42.
• Moore, Geoff (2021). CSR and Corporate Character. In The Routledge Companion to Corporate Social Responsibility. Maak, Thomas, Pless, Nicola, Orlitzky, Marc & Sandhu, Sukhbir Routledge. 67-77.
• Moore, G. (2018). Organizations, character, virtue and the role of professional practices. In Cultivating Moral Character and Virtue in Professional Practice. Carr, D. Routledge. 110-123.
• Moore, G. (2018). Re-imagining the morality of management: a modern virtue ethics approach. In The heart of the good institution. Virtue ethics as a framework for responsible management. Harris, H., Wijesinghe, G. & McKenzie, S. Springer. 18: 483-511.
• Moore, G. (2017). Organizational character and agency. In Handbook of Virtue Ethics in Business and Management. Sison, Alejo José G., Beabout, Gregory R. & Ferrero, Ignacio Dordrecht: Springer. 1: 591-599.
• Moore, G. (2016). Corporate agency, character, purpose and the common good. In The challenges of capitalism for virtue ethics and the common good: Interdisciplinary perspectives. Akrivou, Kleio & Sison, Alejo José G. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. 150-165.
• McConway, M. & Moore, G. (2015). Local fair trade organizations and institutional logics. In Handbook of Research on Fair Trade. Raynolds, Laura T. & Bennett, Elizabeth A. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. 247-264.
• Moore, G. & Beadle, R. (2012). MacIntyre on virtue and organization, originally in Organization Studies. In New Directions in Business Ethics. Crane, A. & Matten, D. Sage publications. 27: 323-340.

Edited book

• Beadle, Ron & Moore, Geoff (2020). Learning from MacIntyre. Wipf and Stock.
• Moore, G. (2010). Fairness in International Trade. The International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics Book Series, v1. Netherlands: Springer.

Journal Article

• Moore, Geoff (2022). Virtuous organizations: Desire, consumption and human flourishing in an era of climate change. Frontiers in Sociology 7: 960054.
• Chu, I. & Moore, G (2020). From Harmony to Conflict: MacIntyrean Virtue Ethics in a Confucian Tradition. Journal of Business Ethics 165(2): 221-239.
• Moore, G. & Grandy, G. (2017). Bringing morality back in: institutional theory and MacIntyre. Journal of Management Inquiry 26(2): 146-164.
• Moore, G. (2015). Corporate character, corporate virtues. Business Ethics: a European Review 24(S2): S99-S114.
• Fernando, M. & Moore, G. (2015). MacIntyrean virtue ethics in business a cross-cultural comparison. Journal of Business Ethics 132(1): 185-202.
• Moore, G., Beadle, R. & Rowlands, A. (2014). Catholic Social Teaching and the Firm. Crowding in Virtue: a MacIntyrean Approach to Business Ethics. American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 88(4): 779-805.
• Moore, G. (2012). Virtue of governance: the governance of virtue. Business Ethics Quarterly 22(2): 293-318.
• Moore, G. (2012). Virtue in business: Alliance Boots and an Empirical Exploration of MacIntyre’s conceptual framework. Organization Studies 33(3): 363-387.
• Crane, A., Gilbert, D., Goodpaster, K., Miceli, M., Moore, G., Reynolds, S., Schminke, M., Waddock, S., Weaver, G. & Wicks, A. (2011). Comments on BEQ’s Twentieth Anniversary Forum on New Directions for Business Ethics Research. Business Ethics Quarterly 21(1): 157-187.
• Beadle, R. & Moore, G. (2011). MacIntyre: neo-Aristotelianism and organization theory. Research in the Sociology of Organizations 32: 85-121.
• Moore, G. (2011). Churches as organisations: towards a virtue ecclesiology for today. International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church 11(1): 45-65.
• Hou, W. & Moore, G. (2010). Player and Referee Roles Held Jointly: the Effect of State Ownership on China’s Regulatory Enforcement against Fraud. Journal of Business Ethics 95(2): 317-335.
• Moore, G., Slack, R. & Gibbon, J. (2009). Criteria for Responsible Business Practice in SMEs: An exploratory case of U.K. Fair Trade Organisations. Journal of Business Ethics 89(2): 173 - 188.
• Moore, G. & Stueckelberger, C. (2009). Global and contextual values for business in a changing world: Editorial. Journal of Business Ethics 84(Supplement 3): 279-80.
• Moore, G. (2008). Re-imagining the morality of management: a modern virtue ethics approach. Business Ethics Quarterly 18(4): 483-511.
• Beadle, R. & Moore, G. (2006). MacIntyre on virtue and organization. Organization Studies 27(3): 323-340.
• Moore, G. & Beadle, R. (2006). In search of organizational virtue in business: agents, goods, practices, institutions and environments. Organization Studies 27(3): 369-389.
• Moore, G. (2006). Managing ethics in higher education: implementing a code or embedding virtue? Business Ethics: a European Review 15(4): 407-418.
• Campbell, D., Moore, G. & Shrives, P. (2006). Cross-sectional effects in community disclosures. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 19(1): 96-114.
• Moore, G., Gibbon, J. & Slack, R. (2006). The mainstreaming of Fair Trade: a macromarketing perspective. Journal of Strategic Marketing 14(4): 329-352.
• Moore, G. (2005). Humanizing business: a modern virtue ethics approach. Business Ethics Quarterly 15(2): 237-255.
• Moore, G. (2005). Corporate character: modern virtue ethics and the virtuous corporation. Business Ethics Quarterly 15(4): 659-685.
• Moore, G. (2004). Regulatory perspectives on business ethics in the curriculum. Journal of Business Ethics 54(4): 349-356.
• Moore, G. (2004). The Fair Trade movement: parameters, issues and future research. Journal of Business Ethics 53(1-2): 73-86.
• Moore, G. (2002). On the implications of the practice-institution distinction: MacIntyre and the application of modern virtue ethics to business. Business Ethics Quarterly 12(1): 19-32.
• Campbell, D., Moore, G. & Metzger, M. (2002). Corporate philanthropy in the U.K. 1985-2000: some empirical findings. Journal of Business Ethics 39(1-2): 29-41.
• Moore, G. (2001). Corporate social and financial performance: an investigation in the UK supermarket industry. Journal of Business Ethics 34(3/4): 299-315.