Download This PaperThe Search for the Corporate Objective: Observations from the COVID-19 Pandemic.
International Corporate and Commercial Law Review, Volume 33, Issue 9(2022) Pp491-506
16 Pages Posted: 19 Jun 2025
Date Written: August 01, 2022
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic stimulated a return to a discussion of corporate theory and what the proper role of business should be in society. This paper argues that the pandemic has demonstrated that the role of business must extend beyond profit maximisation to meet the needs of other stakeholders.
Keywords: corporate purpose, Covid-19, Shareholder v Stakeholder debate
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Amarh, Gertrude Amorkor, The Search for the Corporate Objective: Observations from the COVID-19 Pandemic. (August 01, 2022). International Corporate and Commercial Law Review, Volume 33, Issue 9(2022) Pp491-506, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5284592 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5284592
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