Working Paper Cnr-Ceris, N° 09/2013

Etica ed economia, famiglia & impresa.   

Filosofia sociale e prospettive concrete

[Ethics and Economics, Family & Firm   

Social philosophy and practical perspectives]

Rosalia Azzaro Pulvirenti

National Research Council of Italy
CNR-CERIS
Institute for Economic Research on Firm and Growth

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Abstract: “Corporate Family Responsibility” means that Households and Stakeholders can help each other, supported by institutions, to increase their growth. Our aim is to explain the main result of it: a higher level of social benefits can be effective for achieving economic goals. The first part of the paper illustrates the status of the art and some theories on business ethics; the final part some practical perspectives about it in Italy.

Keywords: ethics, business ethics, family, microeconomic behavior, social responsibility

JEL Codes: A13, D1, M14, 015

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