International Business as a Possible Civilizing Force in a Cosmopolitan World

Norman E. Bowie

doi:10.1007/s10551-017-3670-8

International Business as a Possible Civilizing Force in a Cosmopolitan World

Norman E. Bowie

Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship

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Abstract

The effect of capitalism on the quality of life has been much debated. Albert O. Hirschman has classified the views of the impact of capitalism on the quality of life as civilizing, destructive, and feeble. I believe that multinational corporations (MNCs) should be and could be a civilizing force in today’s cosmopolitan but turbulent world. A number of initiatives will be discussed with special emphasis on business contributions to human rights and to the achievement of past and present United Nations (UN) initiatives. As MNCs undertake these initiatives, they will do well by doing good.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	941-950
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Business Ethics
Volume	155
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3670-8
State	Published - Apr 15 2019

Keywords

Civilizing capitalism
Destructive capitalism
Human rights
Multinational corporations (MNCs)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
UN Global Compact

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