Quantitative Optimisation Model, Results and Discussion

Ethics of care principles have been discussed in Chap. 2 and further explored in Chap. 3 . The principles are largely based on Gilligan’s (1982) theory, which is further explored for the corporate setting. The principles are as follows: (a) Care is achieved through perception of one’s self as connected to others. This principle is translated into the stakeholder concept from the feminist perspective (Wicks et al. 1994), which contains the following interpretations: 1. Corporations are webs of relationships among stakeholders. 2. Corporations should thrive on chaos and environmental change. 3. Replace conflict and competition with communication and collective action. 4. Strategy as solidarity. 5. Replace hierarchy with radical decentralisation and empowerment. 6. Moral dilemmas are contextual. (b) Dilemmas are solved through inductive thinking. (c) Development through stages is sequential and hierarchical. (d) Principle of moral responsibility is reflected in the voices of women. (e) Distinguished by an emphasis on attachments, issues of self-sacrifice and selflessness and consideration of relationships as primary. (f) The nature of the CSR activities should be voluntary or discretionary responsibilities. (g) Women’s interests in the employee group and other stakeholder groups are acknowledged.