A phenomenological approach to inquiring into an ethically bankrupted organization: A case study of a Japanese company

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-72

  Chikudate, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Cognition and organizational culture; Control; Corporate crimes; Japanese management; Norm; Phenomenology; Qualitative methods; Scandals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034310992     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006266623545     Document Type: Article

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