A Catholic perspective on organ sales.

The commercialization of human body parts: a reappraisal from a Protestant perspective.

The idea of a market in human organs has traditionally met with widespread and emphatic rejection from both secular and religious fronts alike. However, as numerous human beings continue to suffer an uncertain fate on transplant waiting lists, voices are beginning to emerge that are willing at least to explore the option of human organ sales. Anyone who argues for such a option must contend, ho...

The Structural Influence of Entrepreneurial Leadership, Communication Skills, Determination and Motivation on Sales and Customer Satisfaction

This paper provides a critical perspective on entrepreneurial characteristics and gives an input to the discussion on the influence of entrepreneurial leadership, communication skills, determination and motivation on sales and customer satisfaction. It also presents the findings from an empirical study examining the structural effect of these four entrepreneurial characteristics on performance....

On static eggs and dynamic embryos: a systems perspective.

Organ sales needn't be exploitative (but it matters if they are).

This paper considers two arguments that are common in the literature on organ sales. First, organ sales are exploitative and therefore should not be permitted. Second, it doesn't matter whether organ sales are exploitative or not; the only thing that matters is that we do what is in the interests of those who need to be protected. In this paper, I argue that both of these arguments are too simp...

Immediate hominization from the systems perspective.