The New Crusaders: The Corporate Social Responsibility Debate

ISBN-13: 9781138537033 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 96 str.

Thorstein Veblen; Douglas Den Uyl

Opis

Should corporations seek to alleviate social inequalities or should they aim solely for profit maximization? Most social thinkers on the topic of CSR have assumed that the question has been settled, that indeed, corporations should act as trustees for society's wealth because they exist at the pleasure of society and so should do its bidding.

Spis treści

I. INTRODUCTION, II. THE ATTACK ON CORPORATE FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY, III. A THEORY OF CORPORATE FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY, IV. SOUTH AFRICA, V. PLANT CLOSINGS, VI. EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, VII. POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, VIII. NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY, IX. CONCLUSION

O autorze

Veblen, Thorstein | Uyl, Douglas Den