Capitalism, Corporations and the Social Contract - A Critique of Stakeholder Theory

Informationen zum Autor Samuel F. Mansell is a Lecturer in Management at the University of St Andrews. Samuel's research interests continue to lie in the application of political and moral philosophy to the field of business ethics, with particular reference to the work of Aristotle, Aquinas, Hobbes and Kant. He is currently researching the roles of distributive justice and charity in the modern corporation. Samuel Mansell critiques the principles of stakeholder theory, proposing instead a qualified version of Friedman's shareholder theory. Zusammenfassung In whose interests should a corporation be run? Proponents of 'stakeholder theory' propose a distinctive answer: it should be run in the interests of its primary stakeholders. Samuel Mansell offers a detailed critique of this claim! arguing that stakeholder theory undermines the principles on which a market economy is based. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. An introduction to stakeholder theory; 3. The philosophy of stakeholder theory; 4. The corporation as a private association in a market economy; 5. The corporation as a sovereign power in a market economy; 6. Shareholder theory and its limitations; 7. Conclusion; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel F. Mansell, Samuel F. (Dr Mansell, Mansell Samuel F.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.05.2015
• EAN: 9781107529946
• ISBN: 978-1-107-52994-6
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Business, Value Creation, and Society; Business, Value Creation, and; Business, Value Creation, and Society
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Governance, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, Business ethics & social responsibility, business strategy, Business ethics and social responsibility