The Ethical Responsibilities of Businesses in Developing Areas
This article reviews the responsibilities of businesses in relation to the ongoing debates with respect to ethical issues related to economic development. The article addresses four questions: (1) What are the most appropriate ways of thinking about economic development and its relation to human dev...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer
2009
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 89, Issue: 2, Pages: 85-97 |
Further subjects: | B
social disruption
B responsibilities of firms B economic and human development |
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Summary: | This article reviews the responsibilities of businesses in relation to the ongoing debates with respect to ethical issues related to economic development. The article addresses four questions: (1) What are the most appropriate ways of thinking about economic development and its relation to human development? (2) What policies are most likely to foster fitting forms of development? (3) What are the best ways of managing the inevitable social disruptions that accompany economic development? And (4) what roles should governments play in fostering and managing development? In relation to each question the articles considers the practical implications for business practices in developing areas. |
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ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0368-6 |