La universidad y la ética. Una mirada desde las metáforas de Morgan

Abstract

In contemporary society, it is necessary to know and understand the management of university organizations, since this allows managers, when addressing complex situations, to make correct decisions with predominantly ethical characteristics, which promote the path to success, with justice and responsibility. social. In this sense, the purpose of this study is to make a description of universities and their relationship with ethics, seen from the organizational metaphors of Gareth Morgan, specifically analyzing the Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda, as an institution of higher education. It is important to mention that through the approach of metaphors in the university, the aim is to deepen the knowledge of these organizations, where without a doubt ethics, apart from being a transversal axis, is of relevant importance in their internal actions and their interaction with the around. From this perspective, the research method is based on a descriptive documentary review and bibliographic design about universities and ethics, characterizing these organizations and relying on Morgan's images or metaphors. According to the results obtained, it is clear that through the use of these metaphors, we can deepen the description of university reality and understand in a more holistic way the importance of ethics and its transversality in university decisions and actions, which contribute to to ethical management in universities, with efficiency and excellence.