International Business as a Possible Civilizing Force in a Cosmopolitan World
The effect of capitalism on the quality of life has been much debated. Albert O. Hirschman has classified the views of the impact of capitalism on the quality of life as civilizing, destructive, and feeble. I believe that multinational corporations (MNCs) should be and could be a civilizing force in...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
2019
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| Στο/Στη: |
Journal of business ethics
Έτος: 2019, Τόμος: 155, Τεύχος: 4, Σελίδες: 941-950 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
multinational corporations (MNCs)
B Civilizing capitalism B Destructive capitalism B UN Global Compact B Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) B Human Rights |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Σύνοψη: | The effect of capitalism on the quality of life has been much debated. Albert O. Hirschman has classified the views of the impact of capitalism on the quality of life as civilizing, destructive, and feeble. I believe that multinational corporations (MNCs) should be and could be a civilizing force in today’s cosmopolitan but turbulent world. A number of initiatives will be discussed with special emphasis on business contributions to human rights and to the achievement of past and present United Nations (UN) initiatives. As MNCs undertake these initiatives, they will do well by doing good. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-017-3670-8 |
