IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL RETAIL MARKET
Literature Review
Concepts about social responsibility started to be formed in the early 20th century, particularly by religious thinkers and theologians who posited that religious principles could also be applied to business activities (Lantos, 2001). However, before the 1960s, ethics remained to be an area that business people did not give much attention to (Lantos, 2001). During those times, matters that concerned ethics were best left to theologians and the religious. However, the beginning of the 1960s saw an increase in concern over ethical issues in business. Some of the issues that were brought to light included unfair ...
