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Social Contracting As A Trust Building Process Of Network Governance, Lawrence Lad, Jerry Calton Dec 1994

Social Contracting As A Trust Building Process Of Network Governance, Lawrence Lad, Jerry Calton

Lawrence J. Lad

Social contracting has a long and important place in the history of political philosophy (Hardin, 1991; Waldron, 1989) and as a theory of justice (Baynes, 1989; Rawls, 1971). More recently, it has been developed into an individual rights-based theory of organizations (Keeley, 1980, 1988), and as a way to integrate ethics and moral legitimacy into corporate strategy and action (Donaldson, 1982; Freeman & Gilbert, 1988). Currently, it is being proposed as an integrative theory of economic ethics (Donaldson & Dunfee, forthcoming). This paper will extend the Donaldson and Dunfee approach by arguing that social contracting can best be understood and …


Current Principles And Practices In Association Self-Regulation, Lawrence Lad Dec 1991

Current Principles And Practices In Association Self-Regulation, Lawrence Lad

Lawrence J. Lad

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Industry Self-Regulation: An Economic, Organizational, And Political Analysis, A. Gupta, Lawrence Lad Dec 1982

Industry Self-Regulation: An Economic, Organizational, And Political Analysis, A. Gupta, Lawrence Lad

Lawrence J. Lad

Researchers generally have viewed nonmarket regulation of firm behavior as synonymous with direct regulation by the government. This paper highlights industry self-regulation as an alternative form of nonmarket regulation that, depending on the context, may supplement or complement direct regulation by the government. Further, on the basis of exploratory economic, organizational, and political analysis, it advances, for possible future research, propositions relating to the existence, operation, and out-come of industry self-regulation.


Michigan Pursues Accountability, William Sederburg, Kent Chabotar, Lawrence Lad Dec 1973

Michigan Pursues Accountability, William Sederburg, Kent Chabotar, Lawrence Lad

Lawrence J. Lad

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