Vices and Virtues of Corporate Political Activity: The Challenge of International Business Export

@article{citeulike:5975304, abstract = {The authors give a critical reading of the research interests of state-of-the-art corporate political activity (CPA) literature. They demonstrate that a noncritical tendency in the literature to view CPA as a strategic activity, aimed at making profit, may encourage firms to sociopathic behavior in their political activities. Using psychiatric literature, the authors explore the nature of sociopathic CPA. They draw on a recent discussion initiated by virtue theorists, exploring firm moral agency in order to suggest the opening of several new research areas, within CPA literature, more sensitive to moral questions. 10.1177/0007650307303388}, author = {Mantere, Saku and Pajunen, Kalle and Lamberg, Juha-Antti}, citeulike-article-id = {5975304}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0007650307303388}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://bas.sagepub.com/content/0007650307303388v1/.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://bas.sagepub.com/content/0007650307303388v1/.full.pdf}, day = {18}, doi = {10.1177/0007650307303388}, journal = {Business Society}, keywords = {activity, business, challenge, corporate, international, political, vices, virtues}, month = {September}, pages = {0007650307303388+}, posted-at = {2009-10-20 17:19:45}, priority = {3}, title = {Vices and Virtues of Corporate Political Activity: The Challenge of International Business}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0007650307303388}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5975304 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5975304 N2 - The authors give a critical reading of the research interests of state-of-the-art corporate political activity (CPA) literature. They demonstrate that a noncritical tendency in the literature to view CPA as a strategic activity, aimed at making profit, may encourage firms to sociopathic behavior in their political activities. Using psychiatric literature, the authors explore the nature of sociopathic CPA. They draw on a recent discussion initiated by virtue theorists, exploring firm moral agency in order to suggest the opening of several new research areas, within CPA literature, more sensitive to moral questions. 10.1177/0007650307303388 JF - Business Society TI - Vices and Virtues of Corporate Political Activity: The Challenge of International Business SP - 0007650307303388 KW - activity KW - business KW - challenge KW - corporate KW - international KW - political KW - vices KW - virtues AU - Mantere, Saku AU - Pajunen, Kalle AU - Lamberg, Juha-Antti PY - 2007/09/18/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0007650307303388 ER -