Criticizing an instrumental view of business ethics, that submits social and societal corporate commitments to the constraints of profit, the paper defends a perspective that considers ethics as a critical tool aimed at establishing limits to an excessive economic growth, at transforming the...

This paper focuses on the particular case of professional ethics in the context of the accounting profession. After briefl y discussing recent events that made us reconsider our understanding of corporate governance, accountancy and ethics, we attempt to delimit the state of the art by looking...

As a result of the longer transition the Balkan countries are faced with problems of different nature, including the corruption and informality in economy. Theoretical and empirical studies in Kosovo and the region show that there are favorable conditions for the existence and growth of...

At present it is necessary to extend economic limits of enterprises, regardless of their field because all organizations should be an responsible socially organism. Social-economic environment and current business dynamics require organisations certain challenges that they need both to accept...

Статья посвящена рассмотрению понятия «корпоративная социальная ответственность» (КСО) и обоснованию социально ответственного поведения бизнеса в рамках...

In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (<CitationRef CitationID="CR6">2010</CitationRef>), the US Supreme Court sharply curtailed the ability of the state to limit political speech by for-profit corporations. This new legal situation elevates the question of corporate political involvement: in what manner and to what extent is...</citationref>

This paper describes an exploratory study of corporate responsibility, corporate reputation, and stakeholder support in Norway, Sweden and Denmark—countries recognized worldwide as providing an institutional climate uniquely conducive to responsible business practice. Conducting a secondary...

Current organizations are underpinned by utilitarian ethics of Modernity. Pure economic motive driven organizations detach themselves from larger societal interest. Rising number of corporate scandals and intraorganizational income inequalities are breeding similar trends in society at large....

Increasing attempts are being made to determine whether corporate social responsibility leads to commercial benefits. Research to date has demonstrated that corporate social responsibility is associated with attracting job-seekers and enhancing the engagement of employees. However, much of this...

This article describes a theoretical way of understanding business enterprise, for what it is used the stakeholder theory as a theory of the firm. Thus, the purpose of this article is to show an innovative perspective called ontological perspective of stakeholders that relies on a...