A History of Socially Responsible Business, c.1600–1950
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Beschreibung
This book examines the changing reciprocal relationships between corporations and their various social obligations over the very long term - from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Chapters from emerging and established business historians assess the full range of social obligations that corporations held historically. By adopting an innovative methodological approach that is long-term and comparative, this book offers a challenge to the literature on corporate history and will be of interest to researchers and academics in the field of finance and business history.
Assesses the full range of social obligations that corporations held historicallyInvestigates the social life of the corporation from three key perspectivesProvides a long-term outlook on the oscillation between cultural norms that encouraged socially responsible business and states who tried to force businesses to behave responsibly
Assesses the full range of social obligations that corporations held historically Investigates the social life of the corporation from three key perspectives Provides a long-term outlook on the oscillation between cultural norms that encouraged socially responsible business and states who tried to force businesses to behave responsibly Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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William A Pettigrew
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corporate history state policy civil society non-profit corporations regulated corporations corporate development social responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility Common Law Early Modern English Trading Corporations British Chartered Trading Companies Non-profit Sector Securities Markets