Extent: | XI, 185 S. |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Competing perspectives on corporate responsibility; Contrasting stakeholder and shareholder theories; Stakeholder theory and corporate social responsibility in a market economy; A critique of stakeholder theory: the methodology; A critique of stakeholder theory: the structure; 2 An introduction to stakeholder theory; The etymology of 'stake' and 'stakeholder'; Stakeholder theory in organisations; Ethics and strategy; Normative arguments for stakeholder theory; Conclusion; 3 The philosophy of stakeholder theory; Social contract theory John Rawls and social contract theoryFairness and distributive justice; Conclusion; 4 The corporation as a private association in a market economy; An analysis of the concept of trade; The ethical principles of a market economy; The corporate objective in a market economy; Conclusion; 5 The corporation as a sovereign power in a market economy; Stakeholder theory and the corporation as a commercial entity; Stakeholder theory and the corporation as a 'social contract'; Conclusion; 6 Shareholder theory and its limitations; The separation of ownership and control The consequentialist critique of stakeholder theoryThe deontological defence of shareholder theory; The limits of contractual duties; Ethical discretion in company law; Conclusion; 7 Conclusion; References; Index; |
ISBN: | 978-1-107-01552-4 ; 1-299-25768-2 ; 978-1-299-25768-9 ; 978-1-139-62149-6 ; 978-1-139-61219-7 ; 978-1-107-01552-4 |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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