ISCT, Hypernorms, and Business: A Reinterpretation

Numerous universal standards have been proposed to provide ethical guidance for the actions of business. The result has been a confusing mix of standards and their defenses. Thus, there is widespread recognition that business requires a common framework to provide ethical guidance. One of the most p...

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Main Author: Brenkert, George G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2009
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 88, Issue: 4, Pages: 645-658
Further subjects:B Integrative Social Contracts Theory
B Social Contract
B Dunfee
B Stakeholder Theory
B Human Rights
B Donaldson
B moral free space
B Hypernorms
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