Keywords

normative discourse, stakeholder theory, corporate-societal interests

Abstract

The capability of normative declarations to alter outcomes is well accepted. 'We hold these truths to be self-evident ... ,' 'inalienable rights, ... life, liberty, ... pursuit of happiness, .. .' and similar statements contain within them social energy that inspires the mind, justifies new modes of thought, and enables change .... Normative discourse, we therefore believe, must continue to be endemic to stakeholder theory and research if scholars want this theory to flourish and fulfill its aims as a theory of the firm-not the least of which is attending to the long-run interests of both the business corporation and the society that gives it life. (Agle, Mitchell, & Sonnenfeld, 1999: 522)

Original Publication Citation

Ingerson, M. C., Agle, B. R., Donaldson, T., Godfrey, P. C., Harris, J. D., Harrison, J. S., Keevil, A. Mitchell, R. K., and Phillips, R. A. (2015). Normative stakeholder capitalism: Getting from here to there. Business and Professional Ethics Journal, 34 (3): 377-406.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2015

Publisher

Business and Professional Ethics Journal

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Business

Department

Marketing

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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