A Note on Profit, Loss, and Social Responsibility

This short note discusses the role of profits and losses in organizing information. I explore the ethical status of a firm earning losses and argue that to earn a loss reveals important information about the production plans that are likely to be successful. I further argue that the information revealed in a profit-and-loss economy is socially beneficial

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Carden, Art
Publisher:	[2013]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Corporate Social Responsibility \| Corporate social responsibility \| Gewinn \| Profit \| Unternehmensethik \| Business ethics \| Verlust \| Loss

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (10 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: New Perspectives on Political Economy, Forthcoming Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments April 20, 2009 erstellt
Classification:	B53 - Austrian ; D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; L21 - Business Objectives of the Firm ; L26 - Entrepreneurship ; P11 - Planning, Coordination, and Reform ; P12 - Capitalist Enterprises ; P14 - Property Rights ; P17 - Performance and Prospects
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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