Confucian Ethics & Social Responsibility - The Golden Rule & Responsibility to The Stakeholders
Ethics & Critical Thinking Journal, No. 4, pp. 46-54, 2008
Posted: 26 Feb 2010 Last revised: 4 Dec 2013
Date Written: February 15, 2009
Abstract
Ethics, in this paper, is seen through the Confucian visor. With quotations from Confucius and the Confucian texts, the author/academician-practitioner explains and illustrates the Golden Rule and Confucian ethics in the context of the stakeholder theory. He also shows how businesses can be ethical, showing concern for its stakeholders and being Confucian. Among other things, humanism and love for mankind is stressed.
Keywords: Confucian ethics, Golden Rule, Stakeholder theory, ethical action and leadership
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Low, Kim Cheng Patrick, Confucian Ethics & Social Responsibility - The Golden Rule & Responsibility to The Stakeholders (February 15, 2009). Ethics & Critical Thinking Journal, No. 4, pp. 46-54, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1559253
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