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Continuing the Social Contract Tradition

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Social contract theory has a rich history. It originated among the ancients with recognition that social arrangements were not products of nature but convention. It developed through the centuries as theorists sought ethical criteria for distinguishing good conventions from bad. The search for such ethical criteria continues in recent attempts to apply social contract theory to organizations. In this paper, I question the concept of consent as a viable ethical criterion, and I argue for an alternate principle of impartiality as a more appropriate moral norm in a social contract theory of organizations.

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  • Keeley, Michael, 1995. "Continuing the Social Contract Tradition," Business Ethics Quarterly, Cambridge University Press, vol. 5(2), pages 241-255, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:buetqu:v:5:y:1995:i:02:p:241-255_01
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    1. Dirk Gilbert & Michael Behnam, 2009. "Advancing Integrative Social Contracts Theory: A Habermasian Perspective," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 89(2), pages 215-234, October.
    2. Doina MURE?ANU, 2017. "Perceptions Of The Characteristics Of The Social Contract In Management In Romania Before 1989. Exploratory Case Study In The Romanian Automobile Industry," Contemporary Economy Journal, Constantin Brancoveanu University, vol. 2(1), pages 31-36.
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    5. Paul Neiman, 2013. "A Social Contract for International Business Ethics," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 114(1), pages 75-90, April.
    6. Muresanu Doina, 2012. "Proposal Of The Social Contract In Management As Instrument Of Analysis For The Employment Relation. The Experience Of Automotive Industry In Romania," Annals of Faculty of Economics, University of Oradea, Faculty of Economics, vol. 1(1), pages 1033-1038, July.
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    8. Katherina Glac & Tae Kim, 2009. "The “I” in ISCT: Normative and Empirical Facets of Integration," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 88(4), pages 693-705, October.
    9. Richard Marens, 2007. "Returning to Rawls: Social Contracting, Social Justice, and Transcending the Limitations of Locke," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 75(1), pages 63-76, September.
    10. Thomas Dunfee, 2006. "A Critical Perspective of Integrative Social Contracts Theory: Recurring Criticisms and Next Generation Research Topics," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 68(3), pages 303-328, October.

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