The value of unregulated business-NGO interaction: a deliberative perspective
Journal
Business & Society
ISSN
0007-6503
ISSN-Digital
1552-4205
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2014-03
Author(s)
Abstract
Political theories in general and deliberative democracy in particular have become quite popular in business ethics over the past few years. However, the model of deliberative democracy as generally referred to in business ethics is only appropriate for conceptualizing interaction between business and society which occurs within a context which is more or less institutionalized. The model cannot account for "unregulated" interaction between business and civil society. The authors argue that scholars need to resort to the so called "critical strand" of deliberative democracy if we want to conceptualize interaction that happens without the involvement of decision-making institutions as political action in a deliberative sense. Adopting this approach allows us to identify cases in which unregulated interaction between business and civil society is preferable over institutionalization.
Language
English
Keywords
deliberative democracy
NGO-business interaction
political role of the corporation
public sphere
corporate social responsibility (CSR)
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SEPS - Global Democratic Governance
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Sage Periodicals Press
Publisher place
Thousand Oaks, Calif
Volume
53
Number
2
Start page
157
End page
186
Pages
30
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
230019