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The Corporation’s Evolving Personality

In: Developing Business Ethics in China

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  • Lynn Sharp Paine

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If the value shift we see in many companies around the world cannot be wholly explained in purely financial terms, can a better explanation be provided? A more satisfactory account begins with an appreciation for a subtle but striking development in what has sometimes been called the “personality” of the corporation—the pattern of attributes thought to define its essential nature. This change in the character of the corporation has affected how companies are thought about, what’s expected of them, and how they are evaluated. Seen in broad historical context, this development is nothing short of revolutionary, though its gradual nature, unfolding across the last century, has somewhat obscured its significance.

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  • Lynn Sharp Paine, 2006. "The Corporation’s Evolving Personality," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Xiaohe Lu & Georges Enderle (ed.), Developing Business Ethics in China, chapter 0, pages 237-246, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-4039-8462-3_23
    DOI: 10.1057/9781403984623_23
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