Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Publication Title
Frontiers in Sociology
Abstract
In his early work, Moore argues that business itself was a MacIntyrean practice. He later rejected this view in response to criticisms from Beadle and others. Most subsequent work, including that of Moore, adopted a view of organizations, including firms, as institutions that house a core practice. We first recount Moore’s early view, defend and it from various criticisms. We then briefly review research in management and finance arguing that this research supports a view of business consonant with Moore’s early view. Thus, we argue that business is a distinct practice that integrates various productive and auxiliary practices to facilitate mutually beneficial transactions. We conclude by discussing implications of this view, noting that it might be viewed as a classical liberal appropriation of the MacIntyrean framework, and arguing that it poses a challenge to MacIntyreans working with a neo-Aristotelian perspective.
Recommended Citation
Bernacchio, Caleb and Couch, Robert, "Value creation and the internal goods of business" (2022). College of Business Faculty Publications and Presentations. 18.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/cob_fac/18
Comments
Published in Frontiers in Sociology by Frontiers Media. Available via doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2022.980816.
© 2023 Bernacchio and Couch.
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