The Social Contract of the Firm Economics, Ethics and Organisation
In order to survive as a social institution a firm needs a constitutional social contract, even though implicit, among its stakeholders. This social contract must exist if an institution is to be justified. The book focuses on two main issues: To find out the terms of the hypothetical agreement amon...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2000, 2000
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2000 |
| Series: | Ethical Economy, Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | In order to survive as a social institution a firm needs a constitutional social contract, even though implicit, among its stakeholders. This social contract must exist if an institution is to be justified. The book focuses on two main issues: To find out the terms of the hypothetical agreement among the firm's stakeholders in an ex ante perspective and to understand the endogenous mechanism generating appropriate incentives that induce to comply with the social contract itself, as seen in the ex post perspective |
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| Physical Description: | XV, 229 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9783642573002 |