Download This PaperRethinking The Corporation: Introduction
Meyer, R.E., Leixnering, S. and Veldman, J. (2022), "Rethinking the Corporation: Introduction", Meyer, R.E., Leixnering, S. and Veldman, J. (Ed.) The Corporation: Rethinking the Iconic Form of Business Organization (Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 78), Emerald Publishing Limited, Bi
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Date Written: January 26, 2022
Abstract
For more than a century, the corporation has shaped our thinking of organizations. This deeply institutionalized form is still regarded as both the iconic business organization and the core structural unit of our economic order. Today, however, it stands at a crossroads. Economic, social, and environmental failures of the recent past as well as misconduct and scandals are widely linked to inadequacies in this corporate form and its governance. The aim of this volume is to spark a debate within the e ld. In this introduction, we provide an outline of the current crisis and an overview of the interdisciplinary set of articles presented in this volume. We conclude with a view ahead and a plea for the acknowledgement of “alternatives.”
Keywords: Crisis of the corporation; future of the corporation; sociology of organizations; business in society; concepts of the corporation; corporate purpose
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