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Author Carroll, Archie B., author.

Title Corporate responsibility : the American experience / Archie B. Carroll, Kenneth J. Lipartito, James E. Post, Patricia H. Werhane ; Kenneth E. Goodpaster, executive editor ; illustrations compiled and annotated by Kirsten Delegard with David H. Rodbourne
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012
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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 543 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Introduction: the corporation in the public square -- Foundations of capitalism and the birth of the corporation (1776-1880) -- The turbulent rise of the corporation (1880-1900) -- The Progressive Era and a new business-government relationship (1900-1918) -- The corporation's case for social responsibility (1918-1929) -- The corporation and national crisis (1929-1945) -- Corporate legitimacy affirmed (1945-1963) -- A revolution of rising expectations (1963-1973) -- Managing corporate responsibility (1973-1981) -- Stakeholders and stockholders (1981-1989) -- Corporate responsibility institutionalizes and globalizes (1989-2001) -- A new social contract for the twenty-first century (2001-2011) -- Conclusion: patterns and prospects
Summary "This thought-provoking history of corporate responsibility in the USA is a landmark publication documenting the story of corporate power and business behavior from the mid-eighteenth century to the modern day. It shows how the idea of corporate responsibility has evolved over time, with the roles, responsibilities and performance of corporations coming increasingly under the spotlight as new norms of transparency and accountability emerge. Today, it is expected that a corporation will be transparent in its operations; that it will reflect ethical values that are broadly shared by others in society; and that companies will enable society to achieve environmental sustainability as well as a high standard of living. As we enter the second decade of the twenty-first century, the social, political and economic landscape is once again shifting: the need for an informed public conversation about what is expected of the modern corporation has never been greater"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Social responsibility of business -- United States
Business ethics -- United States
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics.
Business ethics
Social responsibility of business
United States
USA
Form Electronic book
Author Lipartito, Kenneth, 1957- author.
Post, James E., author.
Werhane, Patricia Hogue, author
Goodpaster, Kenneth E., 1944- executive editor.
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