Implications of Caritas in Veritate for Marketing and Business Ethics

In an effort to assess the latest thinking in the Roman Catholic Church on economic matters, we examine the newest encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth) for guidance concerning marketing and business strategy. Core ethical values, consistent with historical Catholic...

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Auteurs: Klein, Thomas A. (Auteur) ; Laczniak, Gene R. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2013
Dans: Journal of business ethics
Année: 2013, Volume: 112, Numéro: 4, Pages: 641-651
Sujets non-standardisés:B Catholic Social Teaching
B Global Economy
B Business Ethics
B marketing ethics
B Socio-economic inequality
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Résumé:In an effort to assess the latest thinking in the Roman Catholic Church on economic matters, we examine the newest encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth) for guidance concerning marketing and business strategy. Core ethical values, consistent with historical Catholic Social Teachings (CST), are retained. However, some important nuances are added to previous treatments, and, reflecting the mind of the current Pontiff, certain points of emphasis are shifted to account for recent global developments. Key areas of consistency and differences (as we perceive them) are spelled out along with some brief commentary on the evolution of the CST position on matters of importance to business decision makers. We close our analysis with a brief discussion of how the lessons of the encyclical can be applied to selected marketing problems embedded with ethical issues, including some criteria for evaluating marketing programs. Finally, we note some editorial commentary published in the wake of the letter’s release along with our own summation.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1563-4