Is the Good Corporation Dead? Social

Can corporations remain socially responsible in today's fiercely competitive global economy? For several decades after World War II, companies like IBM, which exemplified what journalist Robert J. Samuelson called the 'good corporation,' poured forth material comforts and technological ideas while guaranteeing full employment and adequate retirement. In the 1980s all of that changed, as corporations moved to 'downsize' and become lean, mean global competitors. In this collection, thirteen prominent scholars in business ethics, finance, management, and religion and six corporate leaders respond to a new essay by Samuelson that sounds the death knell of the 'good corporation.' They propose new approaches to corporate integrity and social responsibility in the global economy. The book will be useful in corporate workshops and will make an excellent business ethics text in philosophy departments and business schools.

Preface
The Good Corporation: R.I.P.	p. 3
The Myth of Corporate Social Responsibility: Ethics and International Business	p. 17
Responsibility and the Virtual Corporation	p. 37
The New Social Contract	p. 49
The International Economic Order Revisited: Are We Better Off Today?	p. 65
Moving from a Socially Responsible to a Socially Accountable Corporation	p. 83
Managerial Discretion: A Necessary Condition for Multinational Corporate Social Responsibility	p. 101
The Socially Responsible Corporation: Responsible to Whom and for What?	p. 129
Accountability in a Global Economy	p. 151
Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility: Educating Stakeholders and Virtuous Entrepreneurs	p. 169
Seven Corporate Responsibilities	p. 189
The Apartheid Struggle: Learnings from the Interaction between Church Groups and Business	p. 203
Corporate Social Responsibility: Wisdom from the World's Religions	p. 231
Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not a Challenge	p. 253
The Hershey Story: Vision and Leadership for a Socially Responsible Corporation	p. 267
How One Company Is Socially Responsible	p. 277
The Value of Corporate Values	p. 283
Chevron's Ethical Commitment	p. 293
Henkels and McCoy - Our Story	p. 299
Index	p. 303
About the Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business	p. 307
About the Contributors	p. 311
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Is the Good Corporation Dead? Social Responsibility in a Global Economy

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