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Management, Political Philosophy, and Social Justice

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This paper introduces the special theme on management and political philosophy, following a call for papers in the journal Philosophy of Management. The scope of this introduction is to emphasize the importance of political philosophy as a subtheme in the discipline of philosophy of management by shedding light on a cornerstone conversation: the role of the state in fostering corporate accountability for social injustice. For doing so, we present the papers invited to this special theme and show how they contribute to this conversation. Inspired by the arguments that the articles in this special theme develop, we also provide further thoughts for the directions that future research should pursue for enriching the discussions in the political philosophy of management.

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  1. EM Normandie Business School, Métis Lab, Le Havre, France

    Marian Eabrasu

  2. Webster University, Webster Groves, MO, USA

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Eabrasu, M., Wilson, D.C. Management, Political Philosophy, and Social Justice. Philosophy of Management 21, 281–287 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40926-022-00204-5

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