Exploring “Embodied Care” in Relation to Social Sustainability

Although there has been a proliferation of interest in sustainable business practice, recent research has identified concerns with the relative neglect of the social versus environmental aspects of sustainability. It is argued here that due to its reliance on internally held, concrete and intrinsica...

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Auteur principal: Simola, Sheldene (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2012
Dans: Journal of business ethics
Année: 2012, Volume: 107, Numéro: 4, Pages: 473-484
Sujets non-standardisés:B Social sustainability
B Embodied care
B Sustainability
B Compassion
B Care
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Résumé:Although there has been a proliferation of interest in sustainable business practice, recent research has identified concerns with the relative neglect of the social versus environmental aspects of sustainability. It is argued here that due to its reliance on internally held, concrete and intrinsically motivated forms of responsiveness, as well as its ability to be authentically social versus parochial in nature, that the ethical construct of “embodied care” (Hamington, Embodied Care: Jane Addams, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Feminist Ethics, 2004) has particular relevance as one path through which responsiveness to the human aspects of sustainable business practice might occur. Consideration is given to care as both an individual and organizational level construct. Business case examples are offered and directions for future research described.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-1059-7