Ethical compliance programs and corporate illegality: Testing the assumptions of the corporate sentencing guidelines

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 367-383

  McKendall, Marie ^a   DeMarr, Beverly ^b   Jones Rikkers, Catherine ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012551031     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015287823807     Document Type: Article

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