Project Ethics

Haukur Ingi Jonasson (Cand. theol., University of Iceland; STM, PhD, Union Theological seminar); clinical training in pastoral counselling, Lennox Hill Hospital; psychoanalytical training, Harlem Family Institute New York City; is an assistant professor at the Reykjavik University School of Science and Engineering. He heads the MPM (Master in Project Management) programme at the university. He is a psychoanalyst in private practice and a management consultant at Nordica Consulting Group ehf; As a consultant, his clients have included the energy companies, banks, hospitals, the government and other public and private organisations. Mr Helgi Thor Ingason holds a PhD in process metallurgy from the Norwegian Institute of Technology and an MSc in mechanical and industrial engineering from the University of Iceland. He is Professor in industrial engineering at the University of Iceland and lectures in project management, quality management, facilities planning and process metallurgy. He is the head of the Master in Project Management (MPM) program at the university and a main lecturer in the program. Helgi Thor is a co-founder and chairman of Alur, alvinnsla hf, a recycling company that works with the aluminium industry in Iceland.

Contents: Introduction; The critical path of project ethics; Outcome-oriented ethics: virtue ethics; Outcome-oriented ethics: utility ethics; Process-oriented project ethics: duty ethics; Process-oriented project ethics: rights ethics; Project evaluation and (ethical) risks; Conclusions; References; Index.