Feminist Ethics as Moral Grounding for Stakeholder Theory 1

Stakeholder theory, as a method of management based on morals and behavior, must be grounded by a theory of ethics. However, traditional ethics of justice and rights cannot completely ground the theory. Following and expanding on the work of Wicks, Gilbert, and Freeman (1994), we believe that femini...

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Authors: Burton, Brian K. (Author) ; Dunn, Craig P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1996
In: Business ethics quarterly
Year: 1996, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 133-147
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Summary:Stakeholder theory, as a method of management based on morals and behavior, must be grounded by a theory of ethics. However, traditional ethics of justice and rights cannot completely ground the theory. Following and expanding on the work of Wicks, Gilbert, and Freeman (1994), we believe that feminist ethics, invoking principles of caring, provides the missing element that allows moral theory to ground the stakeholder approach to management. Examples are given to support the suggested general principle for making business decisions under feminist moral theory.
ISSN:2153-3326
Contains:Enthalten in: Business ethics quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3857619