MICHAEL LEE-CHIN FAMILY INSTITUTE FOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
Creating
a Definition Project for Business Leadership
AIC Definition Detailed View
Definition
consists of four dimensions refined from previous literature in terms of employees as stakeholders: (1) economic citizenship, referring to the firm’s obligation to bring utilitarian benefits to various stakeholders (e.g., Zahra and LaTour, 1987); (2) legal citizenship, referring to the firm’s obligation to fulfill its business mission within the framework of legal requirements; (3) ethical citizenship, referring to the firm’s obligation to abide by moral rules defining proper behavior in society; and (4) discretionary citizenship, referring to the firm’s obligation to engage in activities that are not mandated, not required by law, and not expected of business in an ethical sense (Maignan and Ferrell, 2000).
Author 1
Chieh-Peng Lin
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Reference Journal
Journal of Business Ethics. Dordrecht: Jul 2010. Vol. 94, Iss. 4; p. 517
