A question of power: science-based enterprise and the non-governmental organizaion

Article Abstract:

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.

Public affairs, Drugs, Ethics, Biotechnology industry, Biotechnology industries, Demonstrations and protests, Non-governmental organizations, Nongovernmental organizations, Genetically modified organisms

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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.

Case studies, Marketing, Nestle S.A., Developing countries, Baby foods industry, Infant formulas

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Greening business, root and branch: the forms and limits of economic environmentalism

Article Abstract:

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.

Business Ethics, Analysis, Environmental movement, Environmentalism

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