Inquiring value: the pragmatist turn in business ethics

30 years ago, R. Edward Freeman levied an influential challenge against the "separation thesis", which maintains that ethical and business concerns are distinct and separable. However, achieving an integration of empirical and normative research continues to pose significant challenges. In...

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1. VerfasserIn: Rydenfelt, Henrik 1982- (Verfasst von)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2025
In: Journal of business ethics
Jahr: 2025, Band: 197, Heft: 1, Seiten: 1-11
weitere Schlagwörter:B Separation Thesis
B Methodology
B empirical ethics
B Pragmatism
B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
B Fact/value
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