기업의 사회적 책임과 이해관계인의 이해조정문제에 관한 연구

The purpose of a company is to maximize economic distribution by generating profits for shareholders who are members of the company, as the best virtue. This position is acknowledged by most researchers and is also accepted in reality. Although the pursuit of profit is an inevitable attribute of the company, the company in pursuing its purpose has extensive relationships with those concerned, so-called stakeholders in various fields. In particular, as the business scale grows, the role as a social existence is emphasized beyond the simple means of pursuing the employee’s profit. In other words, the company has not only the nature of an interest group whose primary purpose is the pursuit of profit, but also the nature of a communal organization that has relationships with various social stakeholders that form the community of our society. In this respect, just as individuals as natural persons bear their responsibilities to society, it is natural for corporations to bear social responsibilities as members of a social community. In today’s society, the diversity and complexity of what stakeholders demand is increasing, and the value realized through satisfaction often includes things that are unfamiliar to us in quantitative evaluation. In this situation, the achievement of a good state in the social aspect of the stakeholders through the inclusion and cooperation of various values is a starting point that leads to the establishment of a sustainable economic society. Therefore, it will be a way for a company to achieve sustainable growth not only as a shareholder, but also by embracing their requests and enhancing their values through rational and ethical relationships with various stakeholders.