Annales. Etyka w Życiu Gospodarczym: Recent submissions
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Morals in the United States of America: Are they in their death throes?
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)This article explores the ethics of large complex systems in the United States of America in three major case studies: the food industry, the pharmaceutical industry and the political/governmental institutions. Using the ... -
The chances and limitations of applying a CSR strategy in Polish enterprises
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)The topic of the article is the perspectives of CSR in Polish companies. The article contains a definition of corporate social responsibility, the state and dynamics of ethical reporting, and the factors that can influence ... -
The practice of CSR implementation in Polish companies according to the CSR advisors
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)The paper presents the experiences of advisers in implementing the concept of CSR in Polish enterprises. The article presents the results of surveys covering such issues as the implementation of CSR motives and actions ... -
Corporate social responsibility in the light of Kant’s categorical imperative
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)Immanuel Kant’s philosophy, especially his categorical imperative, is one of several ethical theories mainly used to morally legitimize actions, referred to as Corporate Social Responsibility. The aim of the current article ... -
Consumer social responsibility
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)In our contemporary literature and academic discourse, we often see how popular the topic of corporate social responsibility is. It will be argued that another problem, tightly linked to this issue, and strongly influencing ... -
Philosophical difficulties of stakeholder theory
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)Philosophical difficulties of stakeholder theory—which plays an important role in CSR and business ethics—are mainly connected to the questions of its status and justification. What sense does stakeholder theory have: ... -
Ethical aspects of the world trading system on the example of Fair Trade
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)The effect of globalization is not only an improvement of living conditions in developing countries, but also a widening of development disparities and economic inequalities between countries of the rich North and the poor ... -
Transnational corporations as entities of informal influence. Some reflections based on the example of their engagement in activities directed at LGBT groups in Poland
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)The paper explores the assertion about multi-faceted tools of impact used by large corporations that aim to limit the subjectivity of consumers. It is based on the concept of “deep capture” (Hanson & Yosifon, 2003). Deep ... -
Activity of German sports (football) enterprises and Corporate Social Responsibility
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)At the turn of the 1920s and 1930s, a new economic doctrine called ordoliberalism was born in Germany. The foundations of this doctrine were values such as responsibility, solidarity, justice, and freedom. Classics of ... -
The protection of customer personal data as an element of entrepreneurs’ ethical conduct
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)The right to the protection of personal data, which is part of the right to privacy, is a fundamental human right. Thus, its guarantees were included in the high-level regulations of the European Union as well as the legal ... -
Corporate social responsibility in FC Barcelona as Carroll’s CSR pyramid in practice
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a subject of great interest to both theoreticians and practitioners of management as well as to international organisations that promote this idea among existing enterprises. Despite ... -
Ethical and political dilemmas of local self-government in Poland in the course of systemic transformations (1990–2018)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)The study presents critical reflections on the course and results of Polish local self-government reforms from March 1990, when after 40 years of the system of territorial soviets (national councils), self-government was ... -
Assessment of investment attractiveness in shares of socially responsible companies based on the RESPECT index in 2009–2017
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)Both in theory and practice, it is emphasised that engaging in CSR actions brings many benefits to companies. One of the commonly listed advantages is more trust from investors, which enables the achievement of superior ... -
From responsibility for oneself to shared responsibility
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)The article presents various links between business and ethics. The idea of responsibility, used to describe legal, economic and ethical aspects, forms the main, unifying thread. The author employs it to analyze three ... -
Higher education as a stage in competence development
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)Higher education should enable students to raise their qualifications, and particularly acquire new knowledge, develop their interests, or learn to think critically. As for economics students, tertiary education should ... -
Issues concerning relations between business and society in teaching Business History in the United States and Poland
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)Based on empirical material in the form of case studies prepared at Harvard Business School and Kozminski University, the article analyses the content of teaching materials in the field of business history. The Harvard ... -
The impact of economic studies on students’ morality level
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)Since the beginning of the 1980s, a study has been conducted among students of economics in the United States regarding their propensity for cooperation, philanthropy and keeping promises. Regardless of the methods used, ... -
The role of ethics in the educational process implemented in the university space
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)Global changes around the world have demanded various transformations, including in the area of higher education. The aim of academic education is no longer to prepare people to work in particular occupations, but to create ... -
Words and deeds. Corporate Social Responsibility in higher education institutions
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)The purpose of the paper is twofold. Firstly, to formulate a definition of University social responsibility (which takes into account social expectations towards this institution and its internal determinants as well). The ... -
A few remarks on the axiology of university work
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018)This article is a reflection on selected aspects of the axiology of work at a university. It consists of three parts. In the first one, the author considers the problem of uncertainty of knowledge, a typical state in science ...