Authors:Mantere, Saku; Pajunen, Kalle and Lamberg, Juha-Antti (2007). Download file: 'Vices and virtues of politically active firms: The challenge of international economy'Forthcoming in Business & Society.
The Abstract
The authors give a critical reading of the research interests of state-of-the-art corporate political activity (CPA) literature.
They demonstrate that a noncritical tendency in the literature to view CPA as a strategic activity, aimed at making profit, may encourage firms to sociopathic behavior in their political activities. Using psychiatric literature, the authors explore the nature of sociopathic CPA. They draw on a recent discussion initiated by virtue theorists, exploring firm moral agency in order to suggest the opening of several new research areas, within CPA literature, more sensitive to moral questions.
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