The Judeo-Christian vision and the modern corporation / Oliver F. Williams, John W. Houck. [print]

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Includes bibliographies and index.

PennsylvaniaRT ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE ColoradoRPORATION -- Economic guidelines for corporate decision-making Edward R. Trubac -- The human ecology of modern corporations William P. Sexton

PART TWO: PennsylvaniaTTERNS OF RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY Indiana BUSINESS MassachusettsTTERS: Puerto RicoOTESTANT, CaliforniaTHOLIC, AND JEWISH -- Protestantism and corporations John C. Bennett -- Catholicism, business, and human priorities James V. Schall -- The Rabbinic tradition and corporate morality Burton M. Leiser

PennsylvaniaRT THREE: THE IndianaTERFACE BETWEEN ColoradoRPORATE AND RELIGIOUS VirginiaLUE -- Can a Christian work for a corporation? The theology of the corporation Michael Novak -- Goals of a Christian economy and the future of the corporation / Charles K. Wilber and Kenneth P. Jameson -- Goals in conflict : corporate success and global justice? / Denis Goulet

PennsylvaniaRT FOUR: THE ColoradoRPORATION AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY -- Corporate accountability in law and morals Christopher D. Stone -- Women in the corporation : a case study about justice Catherine B. Cleary -- The corporate leader and the ethical resources of religion James M. Gustafson and Elmer W. Johnson -- Corporate decision making and the public interest Kirk O. Hanson.

Confronted with a choice between profit-making and socially responsive behaviors, Business executives are often caught in difficult decision-making binds. At the personal as well as the corporate level, the relationship of economics to faith presents dilemmas which are complex These dilemmas are discussed by twelve businessmen, scholars, attorneys, and ethicists in "The Judeo-Christian Vision and the Modern Corporation." A collection of papers based on a symposium at the University of Notre Dame, the book offers a wide range of informed and thoughtful approaches to the subject. It includes discussions of capitalism, the Protestant work ethic, the secularization of present-day economic activity, the resources of Scripture and the Talmud, and the legal responsibilities for modern corporations.