Natural law, human rights and corporate reputational capital in global governance
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical model for systematizing human rights norms to facilitate their integration into global business decision making.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper relates a natural law conception of human rights to global corporate governance.
Findings
The paper shows that natural law theory gives a basis for integrating human rights into global governance while also making a business case for taking human rights seriously.
Originality/value
The paper offers a theoretical framework related to jurisprudence and introduces the concept of reputational capital as an intangible asset that is built up by a firm's proactive advancement of human rights.
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Citation
Jackson, K. (2008), "Natural law, human rights and corporate reputational capital in global governance", Corporate Governance, Vol. 8 No. 4, pp. 440-455. https://doi.org/10.1108/14720700810899185
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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