Guidelines for the development of an ethics safety net

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 217-234

  Kaptein, Muel ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Codes of ethics; Culture; Ethics helpdesk; Ethics management; Ethics officer; Internal ethics safety net; Whistle blowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141448871     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021221211283     Document Type: Review

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