Ethical Imperatives of CEOs
Creating the Virtuous Corporation
Abstract
Companies that are going to thrive must have a soul. Those that are only concerned with “maximising shareholder wealth” or “maximising profit” will find themselves going the way Enron went. CEOs will have to lead the revolution and should be the ones exhorting executives to make spiritual values or virtue, not just profit, the core values of a firm. A true measure of corporate performance is multidimensional and has to include the short-term, the long-term, risk, environmental issues, society, employees, customers, suppliers, and government. This paper shows how a firm can acquire a soul and even be profitable doing it.
Published
2008-12-01
How to Cite
Friedman H. H., Friedman L. W., & Kass-Shraibman F. (2008). Ethical Imperatives of CEOs: Creating the Virtuous Corporation. Journal of Law and Governance, 3(4), 31–42. https://doi.org/10.15209/jbsge.v3i4.146
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