A question of power: science-based enterprise and the non-governmental organizaion
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The power struggle between corporations which produce biotechnological products and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which oppose such production is examined. The writer concedes that very often the stand taken by the NGOs has a moral focus and emphasizes the importance of corporate officers acknowledging the same and learning to deal with it in a way that benefits both sides.
Publication Name: Business & Professional Ethics Journal
Subject: Philosophy and religion
ISSN: 0277-2027
Year: 2001
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A new power agenda: tracking the emergence of a new global polity in the infant formula controversy
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This article examines the historical and political aspects of infant formula marketing in the developing world, focusing on the controversy surrounding Nestle S.A. in the 1970s. Topics addressed include business ethics, and the power relations between governments, businesses, and activists.
Publication Name: Business & Professional Ethics Journal
Subject: Philosophy and religion
ISSN: 0277-2027
Year: 2000
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Greening business, root and branch: the forms and limits of economic environmentalism
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In an attempt to discover roots of obligation of business to preserve the environment, three motivations, namely payoff motive, citizenship motive and land motive, are discussed.
Publication Name: Business & Professional Ethics Journal
Subject: Philosophy and religion
ISSN: 0277-2027
Year: 2005
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