Corporate responsibility and economic theory: An anthropological perspective

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 302-314

  Gowdy, John ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate responsibility; Economic man; Endogenous preferences; Memes; Subjective well being; Theory of the firm; Walrasian economics

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; HUMAN ENGINEERING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY; ECONOMIC MAN; ENDOGENOUS PREFERENCES; MEMES; SUBJECTIVE WELL BEING; THEORY OF THE FIRM; WALRASIAN ECONOMICS;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMIC THEORY;

EID: 33745058744     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2005.009577     Document Type: Review

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