Incorporating the corporation in citizenship: a response to Néron and Norman

Andrew Crane, Dirk Matten

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

29 Citations (SciVal)

Abstract

This article presents a response to Néron and Norman's contention that the language of citizenship is helpful in thinking about the political dimensions of corporate responsibilities. We argue that Néron and Norman's main conclusions are valid but offer an extension of their analysis to incorporate extant streams of literature dealing with the political role of the corporation. We also propose that the perspective on citizenship adopted by Néron and Norman is rather narrow, and therefore provide some alternative ways in which corporations and citizenship might be brought together. We conclude by suggesting that, rather than simply applying the concept of citizenship to corporations, we now need to go further in exploring how corporations might play an active role in reconfiguring the whole notion of citizenship itself.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-33
Number of pages7
JournalBusiness Ethics Quarterly
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2008

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Incorporating the corporation in citizenship: a response to Néron and Norman'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this