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255Non Discrimination as a moral obligation in Human resources managementJournal of Business Ethics 88 (S1): 83-101. 2009.In this paper, I will argue that it is a moral obligation for companies, firstly, to accept their moral responsibility with respect to non-discrimination, and secondly, to address the issue with a full-fledged programme, including but not limited to the countering of microsocial discrimination processes through specific policies. On the basis of a broad sketch of how some discrimination mechanisms are actually influencing decisions, that is, causing intended as well as unintended bias in Human R…Read more
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113Non-Discrimination in Human Resources Management as a Moral ObligationJournal of Business Ethics 88 (1): 83-101. 2009.In this paper, I will argue that it is a moral obligation for companies, firstly, to accept their moral responsibility with respect to non-discrimination, and secondly, to address the issue with a full-fledged programme, including but not limited to the countering of microsocial discrimination processes through specific policies. On the basis of a broad sketch of how some discrimination mechanisms are actually influencing decisions, that is, causing intended as well as unintended bias in Human R…Read more
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86Human Rights in the Void? Due Diligence in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human RightsJournal of Business Ethics 116 (4): 799-814. 2013.The ‘Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights’ (Principles) that provide guidance for the implementation of the United Nations’ ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ framework (Framework) will probably succeed in making human rights matters more customary in corporate management procedures. They are likely to contribute to higher levels of accountability and awareness within corporations in respect of the negative impact of business activities on human rights. However, we identify tensions betwee…Read more
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80From an implicit Christian corporate culture to a structured conception of corporate ethical responsibility in a retail company: A case-study in hermeneutic ethics (review)Journal of Business Ethics 84 (S3): 387-404. 2009.This article presents a qualitative research about the way in which business leaders of a retail company gradually clarify the ethical responsibilities of their company – in an ongoing discussion of particular cases. It is based on 12 years of experience as an external member of the ethics committee. The aim of the article is not so much as to evaluate the different single decisions that were made and implemented to make the company meet high ethical standards, but rather to focus on three issue…Read more
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76Universal Values and Virtues in Management Versus Cross-Cultural Moral Relativism: An Educational Strategy to Clear the Ground for Business EthicsJournal of Business Ethics 128 (4): 817-835. 2015.Despite the fact that business people and business students often cast doubt on the relevance of universal moral principles in business, the rejection of relativism is a precondition for business ethics to get off the ground. This paper proposes an educational strategy to overcome the philosophical confusions about relativism in which business people and students are often trapped. First, the paper provides some conceptual distinctions and clarifications related to moral relativism, particularis…Read more
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65The Social License to OperateJournal of Business Ethics 136 (4): 675-685. 2016.This article proposes a way to zoom in on the concept of the social license to operate from the broader normative perspective of contractarianism. An SLO can be defined as a contractarian basis for the legitimacy of a company’s specific activity or project. “SLO”, as a fashionable expression, has its origins in business practice. From a normative viewpoint, the concept is closely related to social contract theory, and, as such, it has a political dimension. After outlining the contractarian norm…Read more
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57Responsibility and Informal CSR in Formal Cameroonian SMEsJournal of Business Ethics 112 (4): -653-665. 2013.In this article, we explore the implicit conceptions of business ethics and social responsibility of owners−managers of small and medium enterprises (SME) in Cameroon. While using a hermeneutical approach, our main objective is to clarify how Sub-Saharan African business people themselves understand and define corporate responsibility in their particular economic and political environment. Our aim is not to deliver an empirical study of business practices and management behavior in SMEs. We wish…Read more
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48Solidarity in perinatal medicineEthical Theory and Moral Practice 3 (4): 435-454. 2000.In this paper it is argued that questions in perinatal medicine concerning treatment or non-treatment of severely handicapped children, after or before birth, cannot be answered solely by referring to the general aims and objectives of medical treatment and its specific deontology. Justifications of decisions about treatment and non-treatment need to be placed in a broader context of discussions about social justice and the social significance of medical practice as a whole.
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41Business Ethics as a Field of Training, Teaching and Research in EuropeJournal of Business Ethics 104 (S1): 29-41. 2011.In this survey of business ethics in Europe, we compare the present state of business ethics in Europe with the situation as described by Enderle (BEER 5(1):33–46, 1996 ). At that time, business ethics was still dominated by a mainly philosophical, normative analysis of business issues with a maximum of 25 chairs in business ethics all over Europe. It has since expanded dramatically in numbers as well as diversified into many different domains. We find this rich diversity in the conception of bu…Read more
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32Sustainable Development and Well-Being: A Philosophical ChallengeJournal of Business Ethics 146 (2): 295-311. 2017.This paper aims at gaining a better understanding of the inherent paradoxes within sustainability discourses by investigating its basic assumptions. Drawing on a study of the metaphoric references operative in moral language, we reveal the predominance of the ‘well-being = wealth’ construct, which may explain the dominance of the ‘business case’ cognitive frame in sustainability discourses. We incorporate economic well-being variables within a philosophical model of becoming well :221–231, 2005)…Read more
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29Public-Private Partnerships and Corruption in Developing CountriesBusiness and Professional Ethics Journal 30 (3-4): 253-268. 2011.In this paper we evaluate the ethical aspects of a public-private partnership (PPP) for the production and distribution of electricity in a particular context, i.e.,in a developing country characterized by a high corruption rate. In general, multinational enterprises (MNE) are considered suspect in developing countries by their own populations and by others, especially in those countries perceived as corrupt. A second source of suspicion concerns the privatization of utilities: utilities such as…Read more
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25Poverty as a human rights violation and the limits of nationalismIn Andreas Follesdal & Thomas Pogge (eds.), Real World Justice. Grounds, Principles, Human Rights, and Social Institutions, Springer. 2005.
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23Les discriminations sont-elles économiquement rationnelles ?Revue de Philosophie Économique 8 (1): 3-8. 2007.
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23Environmental free-riding and the limited scope of interactive justiceEthical Perspectives 11 (1): 61-71. 2004.
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23Économie de la justice et de l'équité, Valérie Clément, Christine Le Clainche et Daniel Serra, Paris, Economica, 2008Revue de Philosophie Économique 2 (2): 115-120. 2009.
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22Retail Practitioners’ Views vs. Ideal Theoretical Positions Concerning Ethical Business Practices with Garment SuppliersBusiness and Professional Ethics Journal 41 (1): 59-92. 2022.The paper analyzes managers’ stance toward the ethical responsibility of those who work for multinational garment retailers. Most are charged with the social compliance policies affecting relationships with subcontractors. This study is based on interviews conducted with major European and American retailers. Our research question is: what is the normative stance of our respondents? We find that they reject the ideological way in which the normative debate on sweatshops has been conducted by bus…Read more
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21Environmental Free-Riding and the Limited Scope of Interactive Justice A Comment on Axel GosseriesEthical Perspectives 11 (1): 61. 2004.
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19Economie et philosophie des discriminationsEditeur d’un numéro spécial de la Révue de philosophie économique. 2007.
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17More Formalism at the Price of Less Substance. On Broome’s Decision Theoretic Contribution to UtilitarianismIn Berna Kilinç, Gürol Irzik & Stephen Voss (eds.), The Proceedings of the Twenty-First World Congress of Philosophy, . pp. 161-169. 2007.On a general level, this paper proposes a critical analysis of one of the attempts to make bridges between economics and moral and political philosophy. A priori, we may expect that formal methods may lead to clearer and more rigorous arguments, and may facilitate practical applications. However, this paper illustrates how precision is bought at the price of becoming tautological. Therefore, the statement that "it is already widely recognized that formal methods derived from economics can contri…Read more
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16Justice as a competence. The normative relevance of empirical research on judgments of 'greatness'.Philosophica 53 53 39-56. 1995.
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13Social justice in between collective egoism and genuine solidarity: moral obligations with regard to the common good in developing countriesBoletin de Estudios Economicos 55 349-365. 2000.
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12Is P2P downloading of MP3 files an objectionable form of free-riding?In A. Gosseries & A. Strowel (eds.), Intellectual Property and Theories of Justice, Basingstoke & N.y.: Palgrave Mcmillan. 2008.
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11Duties of Justice in BusinessIn Christopher Luetege (ed.), Handbook of the Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics, Springer. pp. 743--760. 2013.
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9What we owe to persons with a disability: a theoretical puzzle versus stable widely shared intuitions.Imprints. Egalitarian Theory and Practice 10 37-68. 2007.
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8L’Etat face à la globalisation économique. Quelles formes de gouvernance ?Editions du Sandre. 2009.Depuis le 19e siècle, le rôle et l'importance de l'Etat ont connu une profonde évolution. Celle-ci, partant d'une conception de l'Etat assez étroite, assez proche, somme toute, de la vision Hegelienne, s'est progressivement élargie, évoluant vers une institution complexe et omniprésente dans les différents aspects de la vie quotidienne des citoyens : l'Etat-Providence. Le phénomène de mondialisation/globalisation n'a pas manqué d'affecter en profondeur le rôle de l'Etat, non seulement dans les d…Read more
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5Justice distributive et dépendance. Comparaison France, Allemagne, Royaume-UniIn Girard D. (ed.), Solidarités collectives. Familles et Solidarités, Tome 1,, L’harmattan. 2004.
Geert Demuijnck
EDHEC Business School
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EDHEC Business SchoolProfessor
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |
Areas of Interest
Normative Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |