Introduction to the Issue

Ethical Foundations for Human Flourishing in Complex Systems

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Abstract

What does it take for people to flourish inside the institutions that shape daily life? Schools, workplaces, and public systems aim to promote development, yet under strain they can also produce exclusion, mistrust, and harm. The five articles in this special issue approach a shared question from different settings: how can institutions design practices and tools that support learning, well-being, dignity, and sustainable outcomes while remaining ethically grounded?

DOI https://zenodo.org/records/18664443

 

Author Biography

Jeffrey Moore, Anderson University

Jeffrey Moore serves as a full-time professor of management and disability intelligence researcher at Anderson University (South Carolina).  He was raised in France and received his PhD from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis' business school Institut d’Administration des Entreprises (IAE).   His research focus is on complexity leadership and hiring people with disabilities. 

Leading the Anderson University research team, they work with Walgreens and Sephora to study their disability employment practices and impact on team members.  They authored book chapters on culture transformation through employing people with disabilities, creating transparent organizational cultures, and moral development.  They have published in AMLE (Academy of Management Learning & Education), JMD (Journal of Management Development) and ODJ (Organizational Development Journal). They won the only best paper award at the 2019 International Dutch Human Resource Management Network.  In 2015 they won the AOM Management Consulting 2015 Award: Outstanding Scholar-Practitioner Collaboration. 

Over the past 20 years they have worked with manufacturing companies on organizational transformation through leadership development and with distribution centers on leveraging their inclusive teams.  They are the only researchers working with Bed Bath & Beyond, Sephora and Walgreens to study their inclusive teams.    SDG

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2026-02-15

How to Cite

Moore, J. (2026). Introduction to the Issue: Ethical Foundations for Human Flourishing in Complex Systems. Journal of Research for International Educators, 5(1). Retrieved from https://www.jorie.org/index.php/journal/article/view/49

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): Today's Compelling Educational Challenges and Finding Global Benefits

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