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Identity, Responsibility and Corporate Personhood

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In this chapter we will look at one particular aspect of the idea of corporate identity, namely that of responsibility, and how far this might be explained in terms of personhood.

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  1. Paul Griseri
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  1. Jagiellonian University, Poland

    Barbara Fryzel (Associate Professor of Management) (Associate Professor of Management)

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Griseri, P. (2015). Identity, Responsibility and Corporate Personhood. In: Fryzel, B. (eds) The True Value of CSR. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137433206_5

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