http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net Business Ethics Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:26:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/comment-page-3/#comment-9066 Corporate Social Responsibility is Dead: Long Live Corporate Social Innovation
 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:34:19 +0000 http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/#comment-9066 [...] Milton Friedman decried the notion of corporate social responsibility when he wrote his article “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Profits”.  According to Friedman, writing in New York Times Magazine, when business leaders talk about the [...] [...] Milton Friedman decried the notion of corporate social responsibility when he wrote his article “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Profits”.  According to Friedman, writing in New York Times Magazine, when business leaders talk about the [...]

]]> http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/comment-page-3/#comment-8915 Defending the Unabashedly Profitable « The Enterprise Blog Fri, 28 May 2010 17:16:30 +0000 http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/#comment-8915 [...] — its duties — is to make a profit. I know that Milton Friedman argued famously in 1970 that profit-maximizing was the only responsibility of executives, and that’s an [...] [...] — its duties — is to make a profit. I know that Milton Friedman argued famously in 1970 that profit-maximizing was the only responsibility of executives, and that’s an [...]

]]> http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/comment-page-3/#comment-8900 Planner Reads » Blog Archive » In Defense of the Unabashedly Profitable Mon, 24 May 2010 12:39:13 +0000 http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/#comment-8900 [...] — its duties — is to make a profit. I know that Milton Friedman argued famously in 1970 that profit-maximizing was the only responsibility of executives, and that’s an [...] [...] — its duties — is to make a profit. I know that Milton Friedman argued famously in 1970 that profit-maximizing was the only responsibility of executives, and that’s an [...]

]]> http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/comment-page-3/#comment-7516 Is Milton Friedman Alive, Forgotten, or Irrelevant? « Things to Think About Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:19:41 +0000 http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/#comment-7516 [...] seminal 1970 article “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profit” (New York Times Magazine, September 23, 1970), Friedman defends his article title. In my mind, he does it convincingly and timelessly. Today, [...] [...] seminal 1970 article “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profit” (New York Times Magazine, September 23, 1970), Friedman defends his article title. In my mind, he does it convincingly and timelessly. Today, [...]

]]> http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/comment-page-3/#comment-7514 Is Friedman theory also dead? « Sales Ethics and Ethics in Selling Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:05:48 +0000 http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/#comment-7514 [...] a recent commentary on it on Business Ethics [...] [...] a recent commentary on it on Business Ethics [...]

]]> http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-2033 Musematic » Three (perhaps) interesting articles to read and think about: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:36:40 +0000 http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/#comment-2033 [...] In these times of economic distress here is an executive summary of Milton Friedman’s work reminding us that the social responsibility of a business is to increase it’s profits: ( http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-it...) [...] [...] In these times of economic distress here is an executive summary of Milton Friedman’s work reminding us that the social responsibility of a business is to increase it’s profits: ( http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-it…) [...]

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