Article
Contribution of Emmanuel Levinas to Corporate Social Responsibility And Business Ethics in the Post-Modern Era
Journal of International Business Ethics
(2013)
Abstract
Emmanuel Levinas developed an ethics of inter-subjectivity and responsibility. According to the phenomenology of Levinas, moral impulse and intuition are elicited by the encounter with the Other. Encounter with the Other, particularly the face and the voice of the Other, gives rise to a sense of responsibility for that Other. Business leaders are challenged by Levinas’ approach, to move from a way of doing business that insulates the corporations and its constituent members from customers and other stakeholders to engagement with the other (s) in ways that enhance their wellbeing, by creating positive social effects from the work of the corporation and engagement with corporate stakeholders.
Keywords
- alterity,
- business ethics,
- corporate social responsibility,
- ethics of responsibility,
- inter-subjectivity,
- Emmanuel Levinas,
- Levinas,
- the Other (Autrie),
- phenomenology,
- stakeholder,
- stakeholders
Disciplines
Publication Date
2013
Citation Information
Paula Becker Alexander. "Contribution of Emmanuel Levinas to Corporate Social Responsibility And Business Ethics in the Post-Modern Era" Journal of International Business Ethics Vol. 6 Iss. 1-2 (2013) p. 19 - 26 ISSN: 1940-1485 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/paula-alexander/1/