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First published on September 18, 2007
Business & Society 2007, doi:10.1177/0007650307303388

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Vices and Virtues of Corporate Political Activity: The Challenge of International Business

Saku Mantere1*, Kalle Pajunen2, and Juha-Antti Lamberg3

1 HANKEN, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration
2 University of Tampere, Department of Management Studies
3 Helsinki University of Technology, Institute of Strategy and International Business

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: saku.mantere{at}hanken.fi.


  Abstract
The authors give a critical reading of the research interests of state-of-the-art corporate political activity (CPA) literature. They demonstrate that a noncritical tendency in the literature to view CPA as a strategic activity, aimed at making profit, may encourage firms to sociopathic behavior in their political activities. Using psychiatric literature, the authors explore the nature of sociopathic CPA. They draw on a recent discussion initiated by virtue theorists, exploring firm moral agency in order to suggest the opening of several new research areas, within CPA literature, more sensitive to moral questions.
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