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Positive Economics and the Normativistic Fallacy: Bridging the Two Sides of CSR
Philipp Schreck, Dominik van Aaken, Thomas Donaldson
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23 January 2015, pp. 297-329
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In response to criticism of empirical or “positive” approaches to corporate social responsibility (CSR), we defend the importance of these approaches for any CSR theory that seeks to have practical impact. Although we acknowledge limitations to positive approaches, we unpack the neglected but crucial relationships between positive knowledge on the one hand and normative knowledge on the other in the implementation of CSR principles. Using the structure of a practical syllogism, we construct a model that displays the key role of empirical knowledge in fulfilling a firm’s responsibility to society, paying special attention to the implications of the “ought implies can” dictum. We also defend the importance of one particular class of empirical claims; namely, claims from the field of economics. Even positive economic theory, which is often criticized for endorsing profits rather than values, can cooperate in intriguing ways with non-economic concepts in the implementation of CSR goals.

Public Capitalism: The Political Authority of Corporate Executives, by Christopher McMahon (Haney Foundation Series) (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013). Hardcover, 208 pp., $39.95; ISBN-10: 0812244443; ISBN-13: 978-0812244441
John Boatright
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23 January 2015, pp. 477-480
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King Car and the Ethics of Automobile Proponents’ Strategies in China and India, by Martin Calkins. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2011. 164 pp. Index. ISBN: 978-1617612718
Lantz Fleming Miller
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23 January 2015, pp. 617-619
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Business for the Common Good: A Christian Vision for the Marketplace, by Kenman L. Wong and Scott B. Rae (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2011), $24.00; ISBN 978-0-8308-2816-6
Andrew Gustafson
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23 January 2015, pp. 145-147
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International Management Ethics: A Critical, Cross-Cultural Perspective, by Terence Jackson (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011). ISBN: 9780521618656
Frederik Claeyé
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23 January 2015, pp. 331-334
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Tax Cheating: Illegal—But Is It Immoral?, by Donald Morris (Albany: State University of New York Press, 2012). Paperback, 296 pp., $24.95. ISBN-10: 143844270X; ISBN-13: 978-1438442709
Richard P. Mullin
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23 January 2015, pp. 480-483
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Moral Courage in Organizations: Doing the Right Thing at Work, ed. Debra R. Comer and Gina Vega (Armonk, N.Y.: M. E. Sharpe), ISBN 978-0-7656-2410-9, $39.95 (paper); 978-0-7656-2409-3, $89.95 (cloth), 272 pp.
Howard Harris
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23 January 2015, pp. 147-150
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Organization, Society and Politics: An Aristotelian Perspective, by Kevin Morrell. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, ISBN: 978-0-230-30446-8
Geoff Moore
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23 January 2015, pp. 620-621
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Integrative Economic Ethics: Foundations of a Civilized Market Economy, by Peter Ulrich (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008), 498 pp., ISBN 978-0521877961
Jeffery Smith
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23 January 2015, pp. 151-154
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Business Ethics, by Walton Padelford. Mountain Home, Ark.: BorderStone Press, 2011. 223 pages.
Paul R. Waibel
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23 January 2015, pp. 335-337
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Behavioral Business Ethics: Shaping an Emerging Field, edited by David De Cremer and Ann E. Tenbrunsel (New York: Routledge, 2012). Hardcover, 280 pp., $72. ISBN-10: 041587324X; ISBN-13: 978-0415873246
Scott J. Reynolds
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23 January 2015, pp. 483-486
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The Myth of the Ethical Consumer - The Myth of the Ethical Consumer, by T. M. Devinney, P. Auger, and G. M. Eckhardt Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Paperback, 258 pp., ISBN: 978-0-5217-4755-4
Judith Schrempf-Stirling
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23 January 2015, pp. 622-624
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The Cambridge Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics, ed. Luciano Floridi (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), 327 pp., 978-0-521-88898-1
Richard A. Spinello
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23 January 2015, pp. 154-161
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The Shareholder Value Myth: How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public, by Lynn A. Stout (San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2012). Paperback, 120 pp., $16.95. ISBN: 978-1-6050-9813-5
Judith Schrempf-Stirling
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23 January 2015, pp. 486-489
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Human Rights and the Ethics of Globalization, by Daniel E. Lee and Elizabeth J. Lee. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Paperback, xvi + 264 pages. ISBN: 978-0521519335.
Lili Yan, Timothy Fort
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23 January 2015, pp. 337-344
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Multinationals and Corporate Social Responsibility: Limitations and Opportunities in International Law, by J. A. Zerk. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Paperback, 368 pp., ISBN: 978-0-5211-7520-3
Judith Schrempf-Stirling
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23 January 2015, pp. 625-628
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Notes on Contributors
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23 January 2015, pp. 345-347
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Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?, by Michael Sandel (Penguin, 2010). Paperback, 244 pp. ISBN: 978-0-141-04133-9 - What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, by Michael Sandel (Penguin, 2012). Paperback, 308 pp. ISBN: 978-1-846-14472-1
Ben Wempe
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23 January 2015, pp. 489-492
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Corporate Social Responsibility: An Ethical Approach, by Mark S. Schwartz. Peterborough, Ont.: Broadview Press, 2011, 176 pp. ISBN: 978-155-111-2947
Duane Windsor
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23 January 2015, pp. 628-632
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Erratum
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20 February 2017, p. 163
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Positive Economics and the Normativistic Fallacy: Bridging the Two Sides of CSR

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Public Capitalism: The Political Authority of Corporate Executives, by Christopher McMahon (Haney Foundation Series) (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013). Hardcover, 208 pp., $39.95; ISBN-10: 0812244443; ISBN-13: 978-0812244441

King Car and the Ethics of Automobile Proponents’ Strategies in China and India, by Martin Calkins. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2011. 164 pp. Index. ISBN: 978-1617612718

Business for the Common Good: A Christian Vision for the Marketplace, by Kenman L. Wong and Scott B. Rae (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2011), $24.00; ISBN 978-0-8308-2816-6

International Management Ethics: A Critical, Cross-Cultural Perspective, by Terence Jackson (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011). ISBN: 9780521618656

Tax Cheating: Illegal—But Is It Immoral?, by Donald Morris (Albany: State University of New York Press, 2012). Paperback, 296 pp., $24.95. ISBN-10: 143844270X; ISBN-13: 978-1438442709

Moral Courage in Organizations: Doing the Right Thing at Work, ed. Debra R. Comer and Gina Vega (Armonk, N.Y.: M. E. Sharpe), ISBN 978-0-7656-2410-9, $39.95 (paper); 978-0-7656-2409-3, $89.95 (cloth), 272 pp.

Organization, Society and Politics: An Aristotelian Perspective, by Kevin Morrell. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, ISBN: 978-0-230-30446-8

Integrative Economic Ethics: Foundations of a Civilized Market Economy, by Peter Ulrich (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008), 498 pp., ISBN 978-0521877961

Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Business Ethics, by Walton Padelford. Mountain Home, Ark.: BorderStone Press, 2011. 223 pages.

Behavioral Business Ethics: Shaping an Emerging Field, edited by David De Cremer and Ann E. Tenbrunsel (New York: Routledge, 2012). Hardcover, 280 pp., $72. ISBN-10: 041587324X; ISBN-13: 978-0415873246

The Myth of the Ethical Consumer - The Myth of the Ethical Consumer, by T. M. Devinney, P. Auger, and G. M. Eckhardt Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Paperback, 258 pp., ISBN: 978-0-5217-4755-4

The Cambridge Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics, ed. Luciano Floridi (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), 327 pp., 978-0-521-88898-1

The Shareholder Value Myth: How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public, by Lynn A. Stout (San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2012). Paperback, 120 pp., $16.95. ISBN: 978-1-6050-9813-5

Human Rights and the Ethics of Globalization, by Daniel E. Lee and Elizabeth J. Lee. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Paperback, xvi + 264 pages. ISBN: 978-0521519335.

Multinationals and Corporate Social Responsibility: Limitations and Opportunities in International Law, by J. A. Zerk. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Paperback, 368 pp., ISBN: 978-0-5211-7520-3

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Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?, by Michael Sandel (Penguin, 2010). Paperback, 244 pp. ISBN: 978-0-141-04133-9 - What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, by Michael Sandel (Penguin, 2012). Paperback, 308 pp. ISBN: 978-1-846-14472-1

Corporate Social Responsibility: An Ethical Approach, by Mark S. Schwartz. Peterborough, Ont.: Broadview Press, 2011, 176 pp. ISBN: 978-155-111-2947

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