Towards Ethical Business
Towards Ethical Business
Author(s): László ZsolnaiSubject(s): Economy, Business Ethics
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: responsibility, transformation of business
Summary/Abstract: Business activities considerably affect the fate and survival of natural ecosystems as well as the life conditions of present and future generations. In the light of Hans Jonas' theory of responsibility we can state that business has a one-way, non-reciprocal duty caring for the beings affected by its functioning. To become a fully ethical enterprise, business is to be carried out in sustainable, pro-social and future enhancing ways. Doing ethical business is not a luxury of advanced societies. It is a requirement for modern business to survive in a world of large-scale ecological disruption and social disintegration.
Journal: Society and Economy. In Central and Eastern Europe ǀ Journal of the Corvinus University of Budapest
- Issue Year: 25/2003
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 259-263
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English