Revisiting the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism: Understanding the Relationship between Ethics and Enterprise

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-16

  Carr, Patricia ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enterprise ethic; Entrepreneurship; Lebensfuhrung "the manner of leading one's life"; Max Weber; Small business

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347301595     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026232726129     Document Type: Article

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