Download This PaperThe Corporation as Social Contract
28 Pages Posted: 7 Oct 2011
Date Written: October 7, 2011
Abstract
In this paper, we argue that the different relationships of corporations can be understood as contractual relationships. The aim of the contract is to do justice to the claims of all parties, including that of the corporation. This renders the notion of a contract eminently suitable as a conceptual model for formulating the moral standards appropriate to the corporate context.
Keywords: ethics, integrity, social contract, corporate social responsibility
JEL Classification: D10, M14
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Kaptein, Muel and Wempe, Johan F., The Corporation as Social Contract (October 7, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1940396 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1940396
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