Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik

Editorial

For more than ten years in science and public debates, special attention has been given to the so-called third sector, also known as the non-profit area of modern companies. How the third sector has influenced the family, economy, and state government is discussed.

Wirtschaftsethik Und Dritter Sektor

This article starts with a clarification of the origins and the specifics of the Third Sector and its organisations. In line with actual research interests it analyses organisations of the Third Sector as actors of the civil society. In the second part it addresses two leading approaches that were developed in Germany as comprehensive conceptions of economic and business ethics. The question is: What can the approaches of Karl Homann on the one side and of Peter Ulrich on the other side contr...

Zivilgesellschaft: Dritter Sektor Oder Dritter Weg? Zur Wirtschaftsethischen Bedeutung Des Bürgerengagements

The importance of the overlooked economic ethical debate of the Third Sector is discussed. Since 1989, every fundamental state belief and all the appropriate economic models and society models are discredited, according to law. The term Third Sector brings to mind the old ideological system debate market vs. state government.

Der Systematische Ort Der Zivilgesellschaft: Welche Rolle Weist Eine Ökonomische Theorie Der Moral Zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen in Der Modernen Gesellschaft Zu?

A follow-up paper concentrates exclusively on constructive criticism. This is done in 4 steps. Firstly, the attempt of an economic theory of morality is outlined. Secondly, it is shown that one can develop not only an efficient enterprise of ethics, but also an efficient organization of ethics i.e. the Third Sector. Thirdly, some misunderstandings are identified. Fourthly, the possible sources for misunderstanding are explored which include interdisciplinary communication questions invol...

Leistungsprogrammplanung Karitativer Nonprofit-Organisationen Als Instrument Des Ethik-Controlling*: Eine Exemplarische Analyse Des Portfolios Diakonischer Sozialleistungsunternehmen in Vorpommern

This paper presents a portfolio analysis of diaconic institutions in the region of Western Pomerania. It is built on an adopted BCG-matrix and reveals strengths and weaknesses of existing service packages. It is obvious that a service is usually started when a diaconic institution realises a social necessity for aid, but no financial support is given by insurances or the government. In order to be able to render this service the institution must have funds raised by donations or by cash flows...

Wann Ist Das Angebot Diakonischer Und Caritativer Träger Sozialer Dienstleistungen Leitbildkonform?

The question of whether charitable social services can become role models is discussed.

Zwischen Boykott Und Csr*: Eine Beziehungsanalyse Zu Unternehmen Und Ngos

Caught between Boycott and CSR - An Analysis of Business-NGO-Relations For a better comprehension of the manifold relationships between the business sector and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), the article introduces the idea that NGOs dispose of high levels of societal legitimacy. It analyses the strategies and prospects of NGOs to influence the business sector and relates these to possible strategic responses of business organisations. The outcome is a topography of the variety of relat...

Mythos Ngo? Vom Geben Und Nehmen Hochlegitimer Transnationaler Akteure

The myths of nongovernmental organizational (NGOs) and the give and take between the NGOs and the transnational enterprises concerning the socio-political responsibility are discussed.

Codes of Conduct: Ein Gütesiegel Für Die Legitimität von Ngos?* Eine Untersuchung Anhand Der Diskurstheorie Des Rechts von Jürgen Habermas

Many internationally active nongovernmental organisations face a legitimacy deficit as the distance to those concerned by their actions is growing This article examines different approaches to solve this problem. The discourse theory of rights by Juergen Habermas serves as a red thread and discussion basis. It is according to the same theory that the suitability of the currently developing Codes of Conduct of Nongovernmental Organisations as a solution to the problem is discussed. It is made ...

Kooperationen Durch Promotoren: Über Die Entstehung Integrativer Kooperationen Zur Realisierung von Corporate Social Responsibility-Projekten

Cooperation between for-profit and not-for-profit organizations is analyzed. This kind of cooperation attains a much bigger strategic meaning for both partners in the area of the corporate social responsibility.

Unternehmensethik Für Theorie Und Praxis

Integre Unternehmensführung - Ethisches Orientierungswissen für die Wirtschaftspraxis by Thomas Maak and Peter Ulrich is reviewed.

Philosophisch-Theologische Wirtschaftsethik

Bedeutung der Wirtschaftsethik für die marktorientierte Unternehmensführung by Justinus C. Pech is reviewed.

Neue Welthandelsordnung in Reichweite? Ein Bedenkenswerter Vorschlag Zur Durchsetzung Sozialer Und Ökologischer Mindeststandards

Global Fair Trade - Transparenz im Welthandel. Der Weg zum gerechten Wohlstand by Georgios Zervas is reviewed.

Praktische Philosophie Und Unternehmensethik: Weisheit Und Wirtschaft: Konstruktiver Dialog Oder Kategorienfehler?

The idea of a philosophical view to open new economic perspectives on values and social responsibility creates new possibilities within the debate about ethical standards in the context of companies and organisations. Through defining and describing the structures of thinking and communicating in economic systems and especially in complex situations of change, a philosophical dialogue helps to clear the real situation and the real possibilities of acting in an ethical and responsible way: aut...

Unternehmensnetzwerke Für Kommunalen Klimaschutz Das Beispiel Kobe E.V.

In the northern German city of Oldenberg, a corporate network called KoBE (Kompetenzzentrum Bauen und Energie) is analyzed. It's status as a nonprofit organization and its stance on local climate change is highlighted.

Fiph - Forschungsinstitut Für Philosophie Hannover

The Research Institute for Philosophy (FIPH) of Hannover, Germany is discussed. FIPH stands for the discursive-argumentative discussion and the material dialogue to current philosophic and social questions. The FIPH main research points are current justice problems, the image of man and ethics, and religion in the present.