ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT. The debate concerning corporate moral agency is normally conducted through philosophical argutnents in articles which argue frotn only one point of vie\v. This paper sutnrnarises both the argutne11ts for and against corporate tnoral agency and concludes frorn this that the argurnents in favour have more weight. The paper also addresses the way in which the law in the U.K. and the U.S.A. currently views this issue and shows how it is supportive of the concept of corporate moral agency. The paper concludes by considering the implications of the debate for businel' ethics in general, and stakeholder theory and virtue ethic" in particular.
