The Moral Responsibilities of Companies is a philosophical analysis of the question of whether companies can be held morally responsible for the harms they create, and what implications such a view has on the moral position of employees and shareholders in these companies.

Autorentext

Chris Chapple isa Partner in BDO LLP, a worldwide professional services company.

Inhalt
Preface 1. The Problem of Corporate Responsibility 2. The Object of Study: the Nature of the Company 3. The Emergence Account (i) - the Agent-choice Condition 4. The Emergence Account (ii) - causation and Control 5. The Emergence Account (iii) - Good Judgment 6. Developing an Alternative Account of Good Judgment 7. Understanding Collective Responsibility 8. Implications of the Emergence Account (i) Rights and Punishment 9. Implications of the Emergence Account (ii) - Individual Moral Responsibility 10. Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index