"Caring: An Expression of Being Rather than Doing" by Brian K. Burton

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Caring: An Expression of Being Rather than Doing

Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society (1998)

Brian K. Burton, Western Washington University
Craig P. Dunn, Western Washington University

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Abstract

Most of the conversation regarding stakeholder theory has been conducted in the language of doing, of concrete actions taken to deal with stakeholders. More recently, conversations have occurred that have a different perspective on stakeholder theory. We believe that these conversations must use a language of being, of a quality of charactercaring for others—that is the goal of the actor.

Keywords

Stakeholder theory,
Ethic of care,
Caring approach to management

Disciplines

Business,
Business Administration, Management, and Operations and
Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics

Publication Date

1998

DOI

10.5840/iabsproc199897

Citation Information

Burton, B.K., & Dunn, C.P. 1998. Caring: An expression of being rather than doing. Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society: 32-37.