Corporate moral agency: Review and implications

Abstract

The debate concerning corporate moral agency is normally conducted through philosophical arguments in articles which argue from only one point of view. Both the arguments for and against corporate moral agency are summarized, and it is concluded that the arguments in favor have more weight. The way in which the law in the UK and the US currently views this issue is addressed, and how it is supportive of the concept of corporate moral agency is shown. The implications of the debate for business ethics in general and stakeholder theory and virtue ethics is particular are considered.