Ethics and corporate governance: The issues raised by the Cadbury report in the United Kingdom

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-182

  Boyd, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 0030077280     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00705585     Document Type: Article

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