What is necessary for corporate moral excellence?

At the beginning of this essay I sketch a solution to the question of how we can predicate moral properties, such as moral excellence, to the corporation. This solution suggests that there are at least two necessary criteria for corporate moral excellence: (1) a moral corporate culture and (2) the m...

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Main Author: Hoffman, W. Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 1986
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1986, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 233-242
Further subjects:B Moral Property
B Corporate Culture
B Moral Autonomy
B Economic Growth
B Moral Excellence
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Summary:At the beginning of this essay I sketch a solution to the question of how we can predicate moral properties, such as moral excellence, to the corporation. This solution suggests that there are at least two necessary criteria for corporate moral excellence: (1) a moral corporate culture and (2) the moral autonomy of the individual within the corporate culture. I put forward guidelines for the development of both and argue for their necessary interdependence.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00383631