zfwu is a scholarly journal. Through its interdisciplinary theoretical and practical orientation at the crossroads of economics and (practical) philosophy, it primarily provides the discipline as well as interested representatives of business, politics and other relevant institutions with a high level business and economic ethics discussion forum. The languages of publication are German and English.
In this article, I will attempt to present the current state of ›Relational Economics‹ and the ›Relational Theory of the Firm‹ with regard to what I consider to be some essential theoretical building blocks. In doing so, I will make use of...
With the ›Relational Theory of the Firm‹, Josef Wieland has presented a really advanced concept. Nevertheless, he titled his corresponding book ›Towards a Relational Theory of the Firm‹. With this in mind, I would like to make a few...
Relational Economics relies on the application of relational rationality. In contemporary social practise Confucian notions of relational thinking and mutual responsibility still play a certain role in China. In the case of the ›Confucian Firm‹,...
Cooperative corridors provide a viable concept to describe the initiation and maintenance of interorganizational cooperation. However, this paper suggests that they come short on the adjustment and termination of cooperative ties. Building on a...
This article contributes with a theoretical analysis of the ›U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines‹ from the point of view of Josef Wieland’s concept of Relational Economics. This perspective on ethics and compliances programs integrates...
Traditionally, the economic order could be divided into a market economy and a planned economy. In the neoliberal phase, the difference between a state-directed and a market economy was emphasised. In this strict – ideal-typical – separation,...
This article reconstructs Josef Wieland’s Relational Economics (RE) and Relational Theory of the Firm (RTF) simultaneously as an approach of an economy of cooperation in the late modernity. The aim is to explore the theoretical viability and...