Publications

Related Faculty

N. Craig Smith

Affiliate Professor of Ethics and Social Responsibility

Keywords

Corporate Governance; Investors, Stakeholders and Accountability;

Book

The Moral Responsibility of Firms

Authors: Orts E. W., Smith N. C.

Orts E. W., Smith N. C. (2017). The Moral Responsibility of Firms Oxford University Press.

The Moral Responsibility of Firms Individuals are generally considered morally responsible for their actions. Who or what is responsible when those individuals become part of business organizations? Can we correctly ascribe moral responsibility to the organization itself?

If so, what are the grounds for this claim and to what extent do the individuals also remain morally responsible? If not, does moral responsibility fall entirely to specific individuals within the organization and can they be readily identified?

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