Business ethics – PHI2397

PARTIE I: INTRODUCTION: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Text: Friedman, “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Its Profits”, pp. 249-253  Friedman has a way of simplifying ideas (into categories) o We should try to find clarity on those categories  He is all about maximizing profits – no morals are taken into account  Corporate executives must act in the interest of agents  Eleemosynary: origin is Greek o Eleemosyn = compassion  You don’t know the actions yo...