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This paper aims to unveil the business-government-society relationship in China, as compared with that in the USA. Three cases - the Chinese milk scandal, the beef recall, and the peanut butter scandal in the USA - are presented and contrasted. The business-society-government relationship in China sets itself apart from that in the USA, largely due to its one-party political system and the Confucian tradition. The relative lack of independent watchdogs and advocacy groups and the relative lack of independence of
Introduction
the media make it more difficult for irresponsible behavior by powerful corporations to be exposed in China. Further, paternal local governments can sometimes play an enabling role to companies engaged in irresponsible behavior under their protective wings. With little extant research in the area of corporate social responsibility in the Chinese context, future research can The research provides insights into the context of business operations in China and thus has significant practical relevance. The paper is the first to explore the business-government-society relationship in China.
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Understanding strategic business issues for executives
Edited by Yair Holtzman, Margot Puerta and Harold Lazarus
Much of our discipline as business and society scholars is devoted to an exploration of the role the business community does and should play within the greater society of which it is such an important part. Specifically, we focus on the relationship among the business, civil society, and governmental sectors, and on the interdependence and interconnectedness of those three entities (e.g. [10] Lussier and Sherman, 2009; [21] Steiner and Steiner, 2006).
For better or worse, most of that exploration to date has had a decided focus on the US and Western Europe. While there has been good work done (e.g. [3] Donaldson, 1996, [4] 1989) in the business ethics area to expand our thinking and our research to other cultures, this has not been the
Introduction
the media make it more difficult for irresponsible behavior by powerful corporations to be exposed in China. Further, paternal local governments can sometimes play an enabling role to companies engaged in irresponsible behavior under their protective wings. With little extant research in the area of corporate social responsibility in the Chinese context, future research can The research provides insights into the context of business operations in China and thus has significant practical relevance. The paper is the first to explore the business-government-society relationship in China.
全文文献
Understanding strategic business issues for executives
Edited by Yair Holtzman, Margot Puerta and Harold Lazarus
Much of our discipline as business and society scholars is devoted to an exploration of the role the business community does and should play within the greater society of which it is such an important part. Specifically, we focus on the relationship among the business, civil society, and governmental sectors, and on the interdependence and interconnectedness of those three entities (e.g. [10] Lussier and Sherman, 2009; [21] Steiner and Steiner, 2006).
For better or worse, most of that exploration to date has had a decided focus on the US and Western Europe. While there has been good work done (e.g. [3] Donaldson, 1996, [4] 1989) in the business ethics area to expand our thinking and our research to other cultures, this has not been the