Globalization and the Good Corporation: A Need for Proactive Co-existence

Large corporations are coming under intense pressure to act in a socially responsible manner. Corporations have accepted this notion provided that it is exercised voluntarily. It has also been argued that corporations can do well by doing good, and that good ethics is good business. This paper prese...

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Main Author: Sethi, S. Prakash (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2003
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2003, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 21-31
Further subjects:B Corporate social responsibility
B corporate social accountability
B good corporation
B imperfect markets
B Globalization
B Stakeholders
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