Department/School
Center for Ethical Business Cultures
Date of this version
2011
Document Type
Working Paper
Keywords
corporate social responsibility, corporate citizenship, law, ethics, corporate conduct, corporate personhood, corporate purpose, corporate regulation and corporate governance
Abstract
This working paper focuses on the role of law in the history of corporate responsibility in the U.S. Recourse to the law for setting standards related to corporate conduct and processes has been a frequent dimension in debates about corporate responsibilities. The paper examines ideas and developments in four areas: corporate personhood; corporate purpose; corporate regulation; and corporate governance. Within this framework, the paper explores ways in which the law both reflects and shapes the cultural context in which corporations have evolved and the debates about the responsibilities of the corporation.
Creative Commons License
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Citation/Other Information
URL: This paper is posted on the Center for Ethical Business Cultures website at http://www.cebcglobal.org/index.php?/knowledge/history-working-papers/
Citiations: This working paper, available here by permission of the author, may be cited as: Johnson, Lyman. 2011. Law And The History Of Corporate Responsibility* CEBC History of Corporate Responsibility Project Working Paper No. #6. Minneapolis, MN: Center for Ethical Business Cultures located at the Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas - Minnesota. www.cebcglobal.org (Keyword: Johnson). The views expressed in this working paper are those of the author.
*Copyright © 2011 by Lyman Johnson