ABSTRACT
A firm's role in society is similar to that of other social institutions: it creates meaning for the people comprising it; in other words it organizes their aspirations and lends significance to their actions. The firm was a stage were such rights were exercised: to a point where the people lost their political rights within the firm and only recovered them after work. The Mission dans I ‘Industrie de la Region Parisienne is an agency of the French Protestant Federation. Its task is that of promoting the spread of socio-economic ideas within the protestant movement and encouraging ethical debates within the business community. Organizations that act as conveyors of meaning make a vital contribution to ethical debates and the way in which jobs are distributed in society. Enterprises, whether public or private, set up to perform tasks relating to social organization are expected to conform to various cultural standards.
