A comparative study of the contents of corporate codes of ethics in Australia, Canada and Sweden

Journal of World Business

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-109

  Singh, Jang ^a   Carasco, Emily ^b   Svensson, Goran ^c   Wood, Greg ^d   Callaghan, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 12344319296     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2004.10.007     Document Type: Article

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