Normal injustices and morality in complex organizations

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 181-190

  Bunderson, J Stuart ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex organizations; Corporate morality; Employee accountability; Heedful interrelating; Organizational errors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035846271     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017566602938     Document Type: Article

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