Corporate Purpose: Meaningful Change or Marketing Tool?

Recent times have seen an explosion of interest in, and focus on, the concept of corporate purpose in a number of disciplines partly in response to shifts in societal expectations of companies and their directors. However, as outlined in this article, there are a number of challenges to meaningful outworking of corporate purpose in practical terms.

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Victoria University of Wellington Law Review
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2025-06-11
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https://doi.org/10.26686/vuwlr.v55i3.9840
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Business Strategy and Innovation
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Corporate Purpose: Meaningful Change or Marketing Tool?

Rosemary Teele Langford
Victoria University of Wellington Law Review
Business Strategy and Innovation
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Corporate Purpose: Meaningful Change or Marketing Tool?

Rosemary Teele Langford
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Abstract

Recent times have seen an explosion of interest in, and focus on, the concept of corporate purpose in a number of disciplines partly in response to shifts in societal expectations of companies and their directors. However, as outlined in this article, there are a number of challenges to meaningful outworking of corporate purpose in practical terms.

Victoria University of Wellington Law ReviewVol. 55(3)
The University of Melbourne (AU)
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Business Strategy and Innovation
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