著者

垣堺 淳

出版者

日本経営倫理学会

雑誌

日本経営倫理学会誌 (ISSN:13436627)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.17, pp.137-146, 2010

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One of the popular themes of business ethics has been what really the purpose of a business firm is-in other words, what are the means and what are the ends. Bowie's approach for this theme is addressing the question "How would a business firm in a capitalist economy be structured and managed according to Kant's ethics?" He answers this question using Kant's three formulations of categorical imperative. This paper is set out in the following way. First, rivalry between stockholder theory and stakeholder theoty is analysed. Then features of Bowie's Kantian Capitalism are clarified. Finally, availabilities of categorical imperative in a real business situation are indicated.