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Social contract theory and gender discrimination: some reflections on the Donaldson/Dundee model

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'Hypernorms', a list of minimum rights for dignified and safe working environment in Donaldson and Dunfee's 'integrative social contracts theory'(ISTC) does not address the specific problem of gender discrimination in an international environment. The values and laws of countries differ which may result in gender discrimination. The hypothetical case of Sara Strong demonstrates one such situation. Universal 'hypernorms' may be used to maintain the present status quo of gender inequality.

Observations, Sex discrimination, Working women, Organizational behavior, Civil rights

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Are business managers "professionals"?

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Issues regarding the normative function of the manager in the modern corporation are discussed. Work done in the 1980s and 1990s in corporate social responsibility, social contract theory and stakeholder theory has focused attention on this function. Understanding this function will make it easier for managers to solve the frequent conflicts of interest in their jobs.

Executives, Powers and duties, Corporate social responsibility

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A memoir of markets, milestones, and models

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Social contracts theory and an institutional theory expanding on Douglass North's view of economic institutions as two theories subdividing the filed of business ethics are discussed. Institutional theory might be a better one for unifying the field, but both theories are primarily heuristic.

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