Paternalism and corporate responsibility

Article Abstract:

The Narrow View of moral responsibility is advocated by those who give the highest importance to individual autonomy. It uses consent theory when rationalizing actions that affect other people. The Standard View of Paternalism also places the utmost value on autonomy, which becomes obvious by the way it defines paternalistic acts. As such, the Narrow View and the Standard View of Paternalism agree with each other. The Broad View of moral responsibility, which espouses well-being as the highest ideal and encourages benevolence, is at risk of being accused of acting paternally by those who accept the Standard View of paternalism.

Research, Ethical aspects, Paternalism

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Three realms of corporate responsibility: distinguishing legitimacy, morality and ethics

Article Abstract:

The concept of corporate responsibility has sparked the interest of business experts, as emphasis on business ethics continue to increase. The trend has also provided new insights on the legitimacy of firms. Although the notion of legitimacy used to center on the legal aspects of corporations, modern day interpretations have extended its use to programs, institutions and policies. Such changes have also contributed to the increased use of discourse ethics, which represents generalizable interest on the context of efficiency, regulatory, redistribution and anti-colonizing conditions.

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Board composition and corporate philanthropy

Article Abstract:

The relationship between corporate board composition and corporate attitudes towards philantrophy was examined using agency theory. The results showed that the ratio of insiders to outsiders, the percentage of insider ownership of stock and the proportion of female and minority board members were significantly and positively correlated with a corporation's charitable contributions.

Corporate directors, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Endowments

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