Institutionalization of ethics: The perspective of managers

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-143

  Jose, Anita ^a   Thibodeaux, Mary S ^b  

^a HOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 0033228943     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006027423495     Document Type: Article

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