Whether the real performance of corporate social responsibility is related to social progress and development in the critical period of China's economic transformation. It is crucially significant for improving social welfare and promoting high-quality economic development to clarify the...

This Article describes the transformations underwent by the corporate form from its Roman origins to the present. It shows that every time there was a shift in the role of the corporation, three theories of the corporation (the aggregate, artificial, and real entity theories) were brought...