The social contract of the firm : economics, ethics and organisation [i.e. organization]

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The social contract of the firm : economics, ethics and organisation [i.e. organization]

Lorenzo Sacconi

(Studies in economic ethics and philosophy)

Springer, c2000

Other Title

Economia Etica Organizzazione

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Note

"Originally published in Italian under the title: Lorenzo Sacconi, Economia Etica Organizzazione. English language edition revised and translated by the author"--T.p. verso

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In order to survive as a social institution a firm needs a constitutional social contract, even though implicit, among its stakeholders. This social contract must exist if an institution is to be justified. The book focuses on two main issues: To find out the terms of the hypothetical agreement among the firm's stakeholders in an ex ante perspective and to understand the endogenous mechanism generating appropriate incentives that induce to comply with the social contract itself, as seen in the ex post perspective.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 An Overview of the Theory: Hierarchies, Social Contract and Reputation
  • 2 Economic Theory and the Social Contract of the Firm
  • 3 Games of Reputation and Compliance with the Social Contract
  • 4 How Far Does Reputation Extend? Abuse of Authority and Corporate Culture
  • 5 Information, Incomplete Contracts and the Ethical Code
  • 6 Dealing with Vagueness of Norms: The Theory of Fuzzy Sets
  • 7 A Game Theoretic Model of Incomplete Contract and Ethical Code
  • 8 Ethical Decision-making Procedure: Vagueness, Default Reasoning and Reputation
  • References
  • Names Index
  • (more detailed table of contents, see Internet)

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Details

  • NCID
    BA47437072
  • ISBN
    • 3540672192
  • Country Code
    gw
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ita
  • Place of Publication
    Berlin ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 229 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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