The Social Contract of the Firm

Economics, Ethics and Organisation

Lorenzo Sacconi (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XV, 229 Seiten

2012 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-63135-1 (ISBN)

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In order to survive as a social institution a firm needs a constitutional social contract, even though implicit, among its stakeholders. This social contract must exist if an institution is to be justified. The book focuses on two main issues: To find out the terms of the hypothetical agreement among the firm's stakeholders in an ex ante perspective and to understand the endogenous mechanism generating appropriate incentives that induce to comply with the social contract itself, as seen in the ex post perspective.

1 An Overview of the Theory: Hierarchies, Social Contract and Reputation.- 2 Economic Theory and the Social Contract of the Firm.- 3 Games of Reputation and Compliance with the Social Contract.- 4 How Far Does Reputation Extend? Abuse of Authority and Corporate Culture.- 5 Information, Incomplete Contracts and the Ethical Code.- 6 Dealing with Vagueness of Norms: the Theory of Fuzzy Sets.- 7 A Game Theoretic Model of Incomplete Contract and Ethical Code.- 8 Ethical Decision-making Procedure: Vagueness, Default Reasoning and Reputation.- References.- Names Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.11.2012
Reihe/Serie	Ethical Economy
Übersetzer	L. Sacconi
Zusatzinfo	XV, 229 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	391 g
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Mikroökonomie
Schlagworte	Codes of Ethics • ethics • Fuzzy Sets • Games of Reputation • incomplete contracts • Issue • Logic • Social Contract
ISBN-10	3-642-63135-5 / 3642631355
ISBN-13	978-3-642-63135-1 / 9783642631351
Zustand	Neuware