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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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The moral responsibility of multinational corporations to be socially responsible

Patricia Werhane

pp. 379-385

Abstract

In this article Werhane challenges a current preoccupation in much of the management literature with corporate social responsibility. She suggests the term 'social" refers to corporate responsibilities to the communities in which they operate, while it largely ignores the importance of moral responsibilities of companies to their other stakeholders including customers, employees, suppliers, and shareholders. As a consequence of this oversight, Werhane argues, the term might be usefully truncated to "corporate responsibility" which can be inclusive of legal, ethical and social obligation.Original publication: Werhane, Patricia H. "The Moral Responsibility of Multinational Corporations to Be Socially Responsible." In Emerging Global Business Ethics, edited by W. Michael Hoffman and Bentley College. Center for Business Ethics, 136–42. Westport, CN: Quorum Books, 1994. ©1994 Reprinted with permission.

Publication details

Published in:

Bevan David, Wolfe Regina W (2019) Systems thinking and moral imagination: rethinking business ethics with Patricia Werhane. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 379-385

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-89797-4_22

Full citation:

Werhane Patricia (2019) „The moral responsibility of multinational corporations to be socially responsible“, In: D. Bevan & R.W. Wolfe (eds.), Systems thinking and moral imagination, Dordrecht, Springer, 379–385.