The Monster of Supercapitalism

Among other interesting claims made in Robert Reich’s 2007 treatise, Supercapitalism, it is asserted in various ways that proponents of corporate social responsibility (CSR) or what I would call ‘business ethics’ are engaged in relatively unproductive exercises. Their resources would be better used...

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Auteur principal: Michalos, Alex C. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2010
Dans: Journal of business ethics
Année: 2010, Volume: 91, Numéro: 1, Pages: 37-48
Sujets non-standardisés:B Democracy
B Responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise
B institution of morality
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Résumé:Among other interesting claims made in Robert Reich’s 2007 treatise, Supercapitalism, it is asserted in various ways that proponents of corporate social responsibility (CSR) or what I would call ‘business ethics’ are engaged in relatively unproductive exercises. Their resources would be better used if they undertook the hard work of engagement in democratic political processes leading to legislation that would force corporations to pursue the public interest as well as their own. In this article, I summarize some of Reich’s central theses and arguments, show that they are fatally flawed and explain why the institution of morality is essential for business, law and democracy.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0566-2