Contractual moralists, such as Bowie and Donaldson, have argued that contractual agreement explains why corporations a moral obligation towards the society in which they operate. They argue corporation’s emerges from hypothetical social contract establishes its legitimacy to operate society. Their assumption appears indicate logically necessary relationship between corporation. We there i...

This paper is a proposal to develop conceptual and practical frameworks for evolving corporations seeking to improve their managerial performance in complex environments with actionable strategies for dealing with social, environmental and corporate governance issues. These frameworks are coalesced by social contract theory that extends the traditional view of the firm as a nexus of contracts t...

Professionalism, which is fundamental to medical practice, must be taught explicitly. It is the basis of medicine's relationship to society, which most observers call a "social contract." The social contract serves as the basis for society's expectations of medicine and medicine's of society. It therefore directly influences professionalism. The role of the healer is universal, but how professi...