Communicating about ethics with small firms: Experiences from the U.K. and Spain

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-53

  Spence, Laura J ^a   Lozano, José Félix ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ETNOR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Communication; Ethics; Small firms; Social responsibility; Spain; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034258758     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4311-0_6     Document Type: Article

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