Social Responsibility and Ethics: Clarifying the Concepts

Students coming into a third-year business ethics course I teach are often confused about the use and meaning of the terms social responsibility and ethics. This motivated me to take a closer look at a sample of the management and business ethics literature for an explanation of their confusion. I f...

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Main Author: Fischer, Josie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2004
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 52, Issue: 4, Pages: 381-390
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Social Responsibility
B Morality
B Business Ethics
B descriptive ethics
B Normative ethics
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