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Toward a Feminist Firm: Comments on John Dobson and Judith White

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Robbin Derry
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Abstract

This response to Dobson and White's call for a feminine firm argues that such a concept is based on a misinterpretation of Gilligan's research. Moreover, virtue ethics and feminine ethics do not share a common approach to nurturing relationships or the moral orientation of care. Acknowledging the worthwhile goals of Dobson and White's endeavor, the feminist firm is presented as offering greater potential to achieve these goals.

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Business Ethics Quarterly , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 101 - 109
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Copyright © Society for Business Ethics 1996

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