Making the Shift: Moving from "Ethics Pays" to an Inter-Systems Model of Business

For several decades, business has operated according to the tenets of neoclassical economic theory, where the primary obligation of corporations is to maximize profit for shareholders. However, the larger social mandate for business has changed, represented by the rise of language such as "sust...

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Main Author: Stormer, Flora (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2003
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2003, Volume: 44, Issue: 4, Pages: 279-289
Further subjects:B Business and society
B neoclassical economic theory
B Corporate social responsibility
B Enlightened self-interest
B Stakeholder Theory
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