Health, Economics, Education and Stakeholders: some Ethical Insights for Public and Private Management and Social Accounting

Authors

  • Gianfranco Rusconi University of Bergamo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-5195/12893

Keywords:

Stakeholders, Business ethics, Health, Corporate social responsibility, Pandemic, Accountability

Abstract

Ethics, and especially related Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), was variously interpreted over time. It was sometimes considered in a limited, residual or unilateral way (philanthropy, environmental awareness, human rights, minorities, employees), not taking account of its essential link with the core business of a firm. The paper analyses those implications coming from stakeholder management, CSR and accountability considering a base of ethics in this Pandemic period.

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Published

2021-07-28

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Rusconi, G. (2021). Health, Economics, Education and Stakeholders: some Ethical Insights for Public and Private Management and Social Accounting. Almatourism - Journal of Tourism, Culture and Territorial Development, 12(23), 125–137. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-5195/12893

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