This chapter introduces a notion of social/ethical norm that integrates its description as a self-sustaining regularity of behavior with the normative meanings of the statements by which a norm is formulated in the moral language. This definition is applied to organizational ethics where the...

1 An Overview of the Theory: Hierarchies, Social Contract and Reputation -- 2 Economic Theory and the Social Contract of the Firm -- 3 Games of Reputation and Compliance with the Social Contract -- 4 How Far Does Reputation Extend? Abuse of Authority and Corporate Culture -- 5 Information,...