Saturday, July 15, 2006

Big companies and ethics: When size matters


The question of scale is back as one of the foremost social challenges facing business.

Whether it is supermarkets struggling to fend off a rising community backlash or pharmaceutical companies protecting their patents to life-saving drugs, the fundamental issue is market dominance.

In case after case, companies are being accused of simply being too big to be responsible.

What is intriguing about this wave of social concern is that it goes with the grain of the market.

See full Article.