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The Fourth Wave: The Ethics of Corporate Downsizing

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While the business ethics literature has devoted a tremendous amount of discussion in recent years to the question of whether the corporate manager has obligations to parties other than shareholders, it has failed to apply any of its insights to particular ethical concerns. This leaves the corporate manager with almost no guidance for resolving particular dilemmas he or she encounters. I bridge the gulf between theory and practice by focusing on the issue of corporate downsizing. I argue that corporate downsizing is, in many instances, morally contentious.

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  • Orlando, John, 1999. "The Fourth Wave: The Ethics of Corporate Downsizing," Business Ethics Quarterly, Cambridge University Press, vol. 9(2), pages 295-314, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:buetqu:v:9:y:1999:i:02:p:295-314_00
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