Effective corporate codes of ethics: Perceptions of code users

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 323-343

  Schwartz, Mark S ^a,b,c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Codes; Content; Effectiveness; Ethics; Process

Indexed keywords

EID: 12744277446     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-004-2169-2     Document Type: Review

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