Corporate Responsibility

by Carroll, Archie B., Ph.D.; Lipartito, Kenneth J., Ph.D.; Post, James E., Ph.D.; Werhane, Patricia H., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781107020948
• ISBN10: 1107020948
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-10-31
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

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.

Table of Contents

List of plates

About the authors

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction: the corporation in the public square

The Seeds of Corporate Responsibility

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 Responsibility Comes of Age

Corporate legitimacy affirmed, 1945-1963

A revolution of rising expectations, 1963-1973

Managing corporate responsibility, 1973-1981

Taking Account of Corporate Responsibility

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

Chapter notes

References

Index

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